Robin Van Persie has signed a new ‘long term’ deal with the club rumoured to be until 2014 the Van Persie told the official Arsenal website;

“I’m so happy to have signed a new long term contract. I’ve been at the Club for five years now and there really is a great feeling here at Arsenal. We have a top class manager, a squad full of superb young players, a world class stadium and brilliant supporters. Arsenal Football Club has a very bright future and I want to be part of it.

“My heart is with Arsenal and I just can’t picture myself in a different shirt. I just can’t see it now because I love this Club so much. If you look at the last five years, look at the steps I have made every season, if you look at the support the Boss and the whole Club gave me, the fans gave me, my team mates gave me – this is the right decision.”

Well that’s good news, all our main players are on long-term contracts, so now we can focus on one or two additions to the squad and have a good season.

Elsewhere Sky sports news have reported that Arsene Wenger still wants to sign Melo with them saying that ‘Eboue is a valid swap’

” Wenger wants to talk to me,” said Fiorentina sporting director Pantaleo Corvino to Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I have no objection also because Eboue seems a valid swap.”

and they also denied that melo has nerly completed a deal to join Juventus saying:

“In order for that (Melo to go to Juve) to happen, there needs to be a payment of €25million as stipulated in his release clause,”

“No club has made such an offer and there are no meetings arranged in the near future.

And finally reported Arsenal target Brede Hangeland would like to stay at fulham;

“I’m very happy at Fulham and would like a new contract, but then we must agree on something that both parties can be satisfied with,” he told TV 2 Sporten.

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