Feyenoord midfielder and ARSENAL transfer target Quinten Timber has launched a scathing attack on manager Robin van Persie, effectively confirming his departure from the club in a furious post-match outburst.
Following a derby defeat to Sparta Rotterdam, the 23-year-old accused the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker of failing to protect his squad and challenged him to deliver his criticisms face-to-face, declaring that he has “reached a limit” with the coach’s management.
“I just read about what was said before the match,” Timber fumed. “I think that’s a bit of a shame. That it has to go this way. It has happened a few times now that the trainer does not protect the player. In this case, with me. There is a limit. It is happening again now.”
“There is a lot going on, there is a lot of emotion involved, also with the supporters who are not happy with me now,” he explained. “I have always said in conversations that you want the best outcome for both. I would prefer not to leave the club for free, not to leave for zero cents. That increases the chance that I will leave now.”
When pressed on his immediate future, Timber was resigned to an exit, though leaving for free or a low transfer fee was not his initial plan. “That’s the last resort, that I want to leave here for free,” he said. “That’s never changed. That’s why we’ve been talking. That’s why I’m saying there’s a good chance something will happen in the coming days.
‘There’s a lot of movement. I don’t want to leave for free; if you don’t reach an agreement, it’s one and two.
“This could have been my last match at De Kuip. I knew that. No matter how difficult or how emotional, I tried to enjoy it to the fullest. It’s a shame to lose again. It’s especially painful that it happened in the final minute.
‘But you can’t say I’m throwing in the towel. You have to say that to my face. Whatever I think, if you don’t ask the questions, I don’t have to say it. Sometimes you can protect a player. This was the limit, that’s why I’m here,”
IcFootballnews Says…
Timber is a player that ARSENAL, along with the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool have been linked with in recent days, and if he is done at Feyenoord, we could see a bargain transfer move happen.
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