Van Nistelrooy To Join Arsenal?
Posted on June 23, 2009 - Filed Under Football | 2 Comments
I don’t know how football rumours generally begin, but the ones that get reported in the press usually seem to fall into one of two categories: the believable and the delicious. Believable rumours may or may not contain a kernel of truth, but they sound plausible and thus it sounds like the newspaper reporting the story is privy to reliable information, sometimes to the exclusion of its peers. Delicious rumours on the other hand seldom, if ever, contain even a smattering of fact, and they are only reported because they are exciting to read about in some way.
Given all this, I am making up the delectable news that Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could be on his way to Arsenal for as little as £1.25 million as the Spanish giant’s new president Florentino Perez seeks to trim the ballooning wage at the Santiago Bernabeu. Van Nistelrooy is reportedly keen to return to the Premier League in order to put himself in contention for a place in the Dutch national side ahead of next year’s World Cup, and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been looking to strengthen his forward line on the cheap after yet another injury-plagued campaign. A move to Arsenal would give van Nistelrooy the chance to prove that he can still play at the highest level and would also allow him to forge a better partnership with his Dutch team-mate Robin van Persie. Such as deal would also provide Wenger’s squad with much needed cover in the event of Emanuel Adebayor engineering a transfer away from Arsenal after an unhappy season for the Togo striker.
This sounds like a pretty good rumour to me. Van Nistelrooy seemed to relish beating Arsenal as a Man Utd player, so such a move would be something of a shock, but it would also make good sense for all the parties involved, if Arsenal could persuade him to accept a reduced salary. He’s strong, he’s not a bottler on big occasions, and, most importantly, he’s an astoundingly prolific goalscorer. Granted, he’s injury prone and not likely to play over 30 games a season, but that’s about what Adebayor managed last season. I say sign him up.
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It would be a dream for Van Nistelrooy to join Arsenal!! I’m an Arsenal fan, but when Van Nistelrooy was at Manchester United, I was still a massive fan of him!!! I f he joined, he would connect so well with Van Persie up front, as they both play together occasionally for the Dutch national team!
A couple of years ago, Van Nistelrooy was arguably the worlds best player. He’s still up there, and so it would be great to have someone in that rank up in the side again!! And yes Thomas, your right, Van Persie and Van Nistelrooy would connect very, very well!!! Also, he’s got an awsome deal of experience, and I really think that Ashley Cole and Martin Keown should be ashamed of themselves for pushing himwhen he missed the last minute penaly for United against Arsenal.