So let the transfer rumors begin. Now that Robin van Persie has handed his Arsenal card in, the race is on to see who will secure the signature of one of the top strikers in the world.

Just when you thought that the Premier League news cycle would go into a slumber for two weeks until the preseason friendlies begin, the league that never sleeps returns with the RVP transfer race. Expect newspapers and media outlets to be all over this story from now through the end of August.

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