Manchester City are urging Robin van Persie not to commit to a new deal at Arsenal. The Sun says City will offer Van Persie a £41.6MILLION deal to join them in the summer.

The mega-rich Prem leaders are convinced they will land the Arsenal hitman with a £30m bid.

City are comfortable that Van Persie will not sign a new contract at the Emirates and follow Gunners Samir Nasri, Kolo Toure and Gael Clichy to the Etihad.

Van Persie has just 18 months left on his £80,000-a-week contract but City are planning to offer him a four-year deal worth £200,000 a week.

The Dutch star, 28, will line up against City in Manchester for tomorrow's big match.

And he knows this summer will provide his last chance to make one last big-money move - and he will also realise he has more chance of winning silverware with City.