Transfers that shook the world: Van Persie to Man United
Update: 2025-06-27
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Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.
Today we’re heading back to August 2012, when Arsenal captain Robin van Persie crossed a divide that had defined a Premier League era…
So why was van Persie determined to swap the Emirates for Old Trafford - and did the move ultimately prove to be Sir Alex Ferguson’s final masterstroke at Manchester United?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: David Ornstein, Amy Lawrence, Oli Kay & Andy Mitten
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva
Sound Design: Jay Beale
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