Barca coy on Gunners swoop

by Setanta Staff , 06 February 2012 Barca coy on Gunners swoop

Barcelona have dismissed speculation linking them with a summer swoop for Arsenal star Robin van Persie.


The Dutchman took his tally for the season to 22 with a hat-trick against Blackburn at the weekend and Barca are keeping tabs on his contract situation at the Emirates Stadium.

The striker will fall out of contract in 2013 and a number of clubs could try and land him for a cut-price fee, when the window re-opens at the end of the season.

Barcelona are one of those clubs but for now they are concentrating on matters on the pitch, according to vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

"Nothing exists with RVP," Bartomeu revealed. "It's rumours that appear in the papers. We've not contacted Arsenal, nor his agent. Our focus is now on La Liga and Copa del Rey.

"It's necessary to be focused on the task at hand and not be distracted by the transfer market."

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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