Wenger was 'incredulous' over Van Persie's United move - Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson and Robin van Persie (R)

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed in his autobiography that Arsene Wenger was ‘incredulous’ when he learnt that Manchester United won’t pay £25 million for a player of Robin Van Persie’s caliber.

Robin Van Persie completed a £22 million from Arsenal to Manchester United last year, much to the dismay of Arsenal fans, and scored 26 goals in the Premier League season to help them win the title. It also happened to be Ferguson’s last year in charge of the Old Trafford club.

According to the Mirror, in his autobiography, Ferguson has written: “I warned Arsene we would never get to £25m. Arsene was incredulous. He could not believe that Manchester United wouldn’t stretch to £25m for such a player.

“I told him again: I wouldn’t go to £25m. Arsene asked what my best offer would be. Answer: £22m. The reply was that Arsenal would take £22.5m and a further £1.5m if we won the Champions League or Premier Leaguer during the period of his contract. Deal done.”