straight to your inbox every day, freeArsene Wenger has revealed he blocked Robin van Persie's attempts to return to Arsenal after being sold by Manchester United.The Dutchman joined United for £24million in 2012 on a four-year deal and fired United to the Premier League title in what transpired as Sir Alex Ferguson's last season as manager.Under David Moyes and then Louis van Gaal, Van Persie struggled to replicate his early form at United that had made him one of the Premier League's most deadly strikers.After a spate of injuries and with age catching up to him, United sold Van Persie to Fenerbahce in 2015.Wenger has now revealed that Van Persie phoned him to try and negotiate a return to the Emirates after his time at United was up but.
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