Arsenal's £12.8m deal for France forward Giroud is done

• zocoss

  19 Jun 12, 12:07

  Arsenal's £12.8m deal for Giroud is done, now to tie up Van Persie

   

    

  Double deal: Giroud (left) is set to join Arsenal while Van Persie (right) will be offered a new contract

   

   

   

  Arsenal will step up efforts to nail Robin van Persie to a new contract despite the imminent £12.8million signing of Olivier Giroud from Montpellier - a deal Sportsmail exclusively revealed on June 12.

  The France forward, 25, is expected to sign a four-year contract worth £45,000 a week and is viewed as a replacement for out-of-favour Marouane Chamakh, who is likely to be sold, rather than Van Persie. 

  Arsenal remain determined to get their skipper to sign a three-year deal worth £130,000 a week with a £5m loyalty bonus.
  

  Van Persie’s representatives have held two rounds of talks with Arsenal, when the 28-year-old said he was not ready to sign new terms.

• dragg

  19 Jun 12, 12:53

  RVP should join city if they come bidding. he can get a much better contract and win medals too.