Van Persie to Anzhi?

Roberto Carlos, joint manager of Anzhi Makhachkala, claims his big-spending Russian club are considering a move for Arsenal's Robin van Persie.

Brazilian Carlos also named Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka and Santos' Neymar amongst his employers' targets.

"We want to make a club the calibre of Real Madrid or Barcelona," Carlos told French TV show Canal Football Club.

Anzhi bought striker Samuel Eto'o from Inter Milan in August on wages estimated to amount to £8.7m per year.

Chelsea wing-back Yuri Zhirkov and PSV Eindhoven winger Balazs Dzsudzsak have also headed East in lucrative moves.



Former Brazil left-back Carlos, 38, was the first big arrival at the Dagestan club when he joined as a player in February and was made joint caretaker manager after head coach Gadzhi Gadzhiyev was dismissed in September.

The 2002 World Cup winner believes that the club's billionaire owner Suleyman Kerimov will continue to aggressively pursue the game's top stars.

"Anelka is not the only player," Carlos added when asked about possible moves.

"Nene from PSG and Van Persie from Arsenal are players we are following. And Neymar? I talked to him.

"If Real, Barca or Manchester United cannot pay the transfer fee, we will pay it. Suleyman Kerimov can offer what he wants."

Van Persie, who scored his 100th Arsenal goal in the 3-0 win against Bolton on 24 September, has yet to open talks on an extension to his current contract at the Emirates Stadium which expires on June 2013.

Zlatan wrote:They are after Neymar and Anelka as well I think.

Cam wrote:

Zlatan wrote:They are after Neymar and Anelka as well I think.

Congratulations, you can read.

Cam wrote:

Zlatan wrote:They are after Neymar and Anelka as well I think.

Congratulations, you can read.

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5m for him.

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5m for him.

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5m for him.

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5 for him.

Mal wrote:We'll sell him because we're a shit club that is trying to be top of the financial leagues and not the playing ones. He's way too crucial to sell mid-season though.

Maybe we'll sell him when rebuilding for our Championship campaign.

Zlatan wrote:

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5m for him.

That would still make us a profit on his transfer fee.

Cam wrote:

Mal wrote:We'll sell him because we're a shit club that is trying to be top of the financial leagues and not the playing ones. He's way too crucial to sell mid-season though.

Maybe we'll sell him when rebuilding for our Championship campaign.

This isn't a dig thread, I honestly think you should get as much money out of these Russians as possible and get a replacement who can play most games without getting injured.

Mal wrote:

Cam wrote:

This isn't a dig thread, I honestly think you should get as much money out of these Russians as possible and get a replacement who can play most games without getting injured.

That was an honest post. We will get relegated at this rate. We'll be in the same league as that shit club Hull.

Jordi wrote:

Mal wrote:

Cam wrote:

This isn't a dig thread, I honestly think you should get as much money out of these Russians as possible and get a replacement who can play most games without getting injured.

That was an honest post. We will get relegated at this rate. We'll be in the same league as that shit club Hull.

And Southampton.

Mal wrote:

Zlatan wrote:

That would still make us a profit on his transfer fee.

Plus 100 goals and 7 years of sex.

Mal wrote:

Jordi wrote:And Southampton.

Southampton are a big club though and it's a decent city. Hull City are a shit club and Hull is a shit city.

You might get promoted too.

Jordi wrote:

Mal wrote:

Jordi wrote:And Southampton.

Southampton are a big club though and it's a decent city. Hull City are a shit club and Hull is a shit city.

You might get promoted too.

We won't go up.

If we do, can we have RVP?

Mal wrote:

Jordi wrote:We won't go up.

If we do, can we have RVP?

£8m and Rickie Lambert.

Jordi wrote:

Mal wrote:

Jordi wrote:We won't go up.

If we do, can we have RVP?

£8m and Rickie Lambert.

How about Barnard instead?

Mal wrote:Liverpool fans get annoyed too easily.

James wrote:Arsenal would do well to get anything over £5m for him.

Mal wrote:You're a dick. Why are you alive?

NoviNovak wrote:Just fuck off please.

Mal wrote:

Jordi wrote:How about Barnard instead?

No. One talisman for another.

James wrote:Van Persie as played an average of 23 games per season for Arsenal. That's under half of Arsenal's games. Maybe if he wasn't injury prone then clubs would pay £10, maybe £12 million for him but with his injury record I think £5 million is pushing it.

James wrote:Van Persie as played an average of 23 games per season for Arsenal. That's under half of Arsenal's games. Maybe if he wasn't injury prone then clubs would pay £10, maybe £12 million for him but with his injury record I think £5 million is pushing it.

James wrote:I used wikipedia for the appearances stats.