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Arsenal striker Van Persie flattered by Chelsea, Man City interest

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 11:43

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie admits he was flattered by big club interest last year.

Van Persie snubbed offers to join Chelsea and Manchester City last summer, says the News of the World.

The Arsenal striker instead decided to sign a four-year contract at the Emirates, which put him on wages of around £70,000 a week.

Van Persie, 26, was also the subject of interest from Serie A, with Juventus and Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan also watching his contract situation.

The Dutchman said: "It is good that four teams were really interested in me but I had to turn them down. It's not as easy to leave Arsenal as you maybe think.

"Even if you want to leave, as a player, I don't think it is easy because when you move to Arsenal you are led there by your heart."

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