Another Summer Of Suffering Awaits

Unfortunately, this summer seems to be heading the way of the last. The club’s failure to reach an agreement with Robin van Persie over his contract extension is once again causing the media, pundits, ex-players and fans to enunciate on Arsenal’s ability to attract and retain top talent.
Firstly, fans need to realise that reaching an agreement before the Euros was never going to happen. In early April, Arsene may have been hopeful of securing that Champions League spot sooner which would have given the club more time to work something out with RvP and his people. As it turned out, we left it till the last day of the season so reaching a conclusion on talks in a couple of days was always going to be difficult.
Secondly, the lack ...