Robin van Persie left out of Arsenal tour as United and City make bids

• Striker will not travel with club on pre-season tour to Asia• Manchester United, City and Juventus have bids rejectedRobin van Persie will not travel with Arsenal on their tour of Asia, though Arsène Wenger is expected to cite fitness reasons for his absence rather than the captain's potential transfer from the club and the related distraction.Van Persie has made it clear that he wants to leave and Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus have each made bids for him, which Arsenal have rejected. The Manchester clubs' offers were pitched at around £12m while Juventus' was lower at £8m for a player who turns 29 next month and has 12 mo...