Manchester City confident they will sign Arsenal's Robin van Persie

• Champions will consider going over £250,000 per week salary• Striker banned from talking about his future while at EurosManchester City are confident they are best placed to sign Robin van Persie from Arsenal, with the champions considering making him the club's highest-paid player. Khaldoon al-Mubarak, the chairman, may sanction offering the Dutchman more than the £250,000 weekly salary earned by Yaya Touré.The potential deal is far enough along for the possible move to have been the talk of the dressing room for a few weeks. City, who have been conducting homework on the striker for some time, are confident that Van Persie will leave Arse...