“Was the recruitment of Giroud made to compensate for his [Van Persie’s] departure? Yes, we worked to avoid being cornered,” Grimandi told French website le10sport.com. “We want him to stay home but he is left with one year on his contract so it is complicated.
“At Arsenal, there is a healthy atmosphere, he’s been here for eight years and he has a real commitment to the club”.
Grimandi also knows that if the Dutchman gets a better offer elsewhere, it will be difficult for him to stay at the Emirates.
“If there is a great offer and if he wants to leave, it will be difficult to keep him,” Grimandi added.
“I would never have thought that players such as Thiago Silva [the AC Milan defender] could be transferable and that was the case at a time. There are parameters you cannot handle.”
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