Barcelona vice-president Josep Bartomeu: There is nothing in talk of move for Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie

The Catalan giants' vice-president has revealed that the club are have no ambitions to lure the free-scoring Dutchman to Camp Nou at the moment

5 Feb 2012 16:35:00

By Stefan Coerts

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Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has insisted that Arsenal attacker Robin van Persie is not a transfer target for the Blaugrana for the time being.
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A number of recent reports in Spain suggested that the Netherlands international has attracted the interest of the Champions League holders with a series of superb performances this term, but Bartomeu feels this is not the right time to think about a transfer.

"There is nothing going on at the moment," Bartomeu told Spanish newspaper Sport.

"There are some rumours, but this is not the right time to talk about Van Persie. We have to focus on our performances on the pitch."

Van Persie has a contract with Arsenal until the summer of 2013, and the Gunners are desperate to open talks about a new deal.

Nevertheless, the Dutchman seems to have no interest in discussing a contract extension at this stage of the season, thus fuelling speculations that he could leave the club this summer.

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