Most summers follow a predictable script these days … it doesn't surprise me that nothing is resolved.
Van Persie is probably acting under advice from his agent/team to hold out and use his clout put the burner under the club. There's no reasonable first offer we could've made that they would've accepted up front (including all the figures of £130–170k / week that were bandied around).
Even if he (hypothetically) had no intention of leaving, he has to make it clear he's listening to other offers and push us towards the window deadline in an attempt to maximise.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if the supposed media curfew during the Euros is broken by some stunt or other. Le sigh. These transfer sagas have a way of getting under your skin. The sad thing about hardball negotiations is the player always discovers he has a price.
