Manchester United will open talks with Robin van
Persie over a new contract in January, Goal
reports.
The Red Devils typically offer rolling 12-month
extensions to players in their early 30s but are
prepared to make an exception for Van Persie by
adding another two years to his current deal, which
expires in the summer of 2016.
It is believed that the 31-year-old’s existing
€319,000-a-week salary package will remain intact
until 2016, but could decrease by as much as
€127,000-a-week over the final two years as he
assumes veteran status at Old Trafford.
United regard Van Persie as an asset that would
still command plenty of interest and a significant
fee in the transfer market, and are wary of allowing
him to enter the final year of his current deal with
no agreement on an extension.
The club are also mindful of the striker’s loyalty to
Louis van Gaal, with no guarantees that the former
Ajax and Barcelona boss will remain at Old Trafford
for the coming years after an underwhelming start
to the season.
Van Persie’s future became the subject of intense
speculation during the brief and ill-fated tenure of
David Moyes but he reiterated his commitment in
March, telling United’s official matchday
programme: “The truth is I’m very happy here at
this club. I signed for four years and I’d be
delighted to stay even longer, beyond the next two
years I have left on my contract.”
The 31-year-old’s prospective new deal would
effectively see him end his career at the top level
with United, though he harbours a desire to play in
the Netherlands again before he retires.
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