Arsenal squad looks strong with or without Van Persie

No matter if Robin van Persie stays with Arsenal or pulls another club’s shirt over his head this season, the London club looks to be a pretty strong side. The team will eventually have last year’s long-term injured players back, such as Jack Wilshere and the new signings are all pretty much world-class players.
I’m not convinced that 27-year-old Spanish international Santi Cazorla is worth a club record £16.7 million transfer fee, but hopefully he’ll prove that he is. He’s not exactly one of the Spanish national team’s go-to players, but just making that squad says enough in itself. Olivier ...