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Arsene Wenger is hoping for a 'good surprise' regarding Robin van Persie's comeback after doctors confirmed the Arsenal striker's career is not at risk.
Van Persie damaged ankle ligaments playing in the Netherlands' friendly against Italy in November and he was ruled out until the spring.
The former Feyenoord ace underwent an operation earlier this month and there are no fears for the 26-year-old's long-term playing career.
Though Van Persie was initially ruled out for four months upon learning the full extent of the injury, it is now likely to be May before he is ready to return.
However, Gunners boss Wenger is keeping his fingers crossed that Van Persie may be back in April to take part in the final weeks of the Premier League season.
"It's virtually the rest of the season," admitted Wenger. "I haven't personally said that to Robin.
"Hopefully, we'll have a good surprise."
Prior to his injury, Van Persie had scored seven goals in 11 Premier League appearances this season as Arsenal aim to win a trophy for the first time since 2005.
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Fifa have ruled out Arsenal pursuing legal action against the Dutch federation following the injury to Robin van Persie.
Van Persie suffered ankle ligament damage whilst playing for Holland in a friendly match against Italy in November and is not expected to return to action for the Gunners until April next year.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was incensed that the Dutch federation (KNVB) misdiagnosed the injury and indicated that the club would be taking legal action.
However, Fifa have confirmed that all teams are bound by the obligations of an agreement with Uefa and club representatives that it is their responsibility to fully insure players.
Fifa's 'Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players', annexe 1, states: "Clubs releasing a player in accordance with the provisions of this annexe are not entitled to financial compensation.
"The club with which the player concerned is registered shall be responsible for his insurance cover against illness and accident during the entire period of his release.
"This cover must also extend to any injuries sustained by the player during the international match(es) for which he was released."
Arsenal were reportedly targeting £20million in compensation from the KNVB although Wenger denied that a particular figure had been discussed
"I have never spoken of any number, I just want to say that we cannot just sit there and lose all our players for the season and say 'thank you very much'," he said.
"We have to look for any compensation that we can get."
An agreement has been reached with Fifa and Uefa to pay compensation to clubs for players injured in World Cup or European Championship finals matches, but there is nothing formal in place for international qualifiers or friendlies.
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We've almost collected 70 messages from fans around the world. If you didn't sign the guestbook, do it now! It would be nice if we have 100 or maybe more messages for Robin. So if you want to wish him a healthy and quick recovery, you can leave your message HERE. We're going to surprise him with all the messages after the holidays.
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Robin van Persie is one of the five quickest football players in the world. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly the world’s quickest footballer according to German publication Der Spiegel.
The study claims the former Manchester United winger is quicker than Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben, Arsenal’s Theo Walcott, and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney.
The report reckons Ronaldo reaches an average speed of 33.6 kilometres per hour (20.88 mph), marginally ahead of Robben who is measured at 32.9 kph.
Making up the top five is Arsenal forward Robin Van Persie with an average speed of 32.1 kph..
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Robin van Persie has been paid the ultimate compliment by compatriot Ruud Gullit, with the former Chelsea manager comparing him to the greatest centre-forward in Holland's history, Marco van Basten.
Gullit, an ambassador for the Belgian-Dutch bid for the 2018 World Cup, was lamenting the ankle injury suffered by the striker, which could rule Persie out of the World Cup.
But Gullit believes that if Persie can get fit for the last few games of the season, he could emulate the extraordinary displays Van Basten produced at the 1988 Eeuropean Championship, when Gullit captained the Holland team to victory.
'Robin's a very important player for us,' said Gullit, who was also a team-mate of Van Basten at AC Milan.
'Look at Arsenal struggling without him. But Ii'm thinking about what happened with Basten. He was injured throughout the season in 1988, but then at the end of the season he was fit again and the rest is history.
'He was great in the 1988 tournament. Ii think he only played the last game of the season for us that year so even if Robin were only back in April it would be possible to have a great World Cup.'
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The Netherlands will play against Japan, Cameroon and Denmark in the FIFA World Cup 2010 group stage. Robin will meet two teammates, Alex Song (Cameroon) and Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark). Former Feyenoord teammate Jon Dahl Tomasson also plays for Denmark.
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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has started on the long road to recovery after undergoing surgery on his ankle ligament injury.
The Holland forward is facing at least the next four months on the sidelines, with real doubts over whether he will feature again this term.
Van Persie suffered the injury while on international duty during a friendly with Italy and his absence is a major setback for the Gunners.
Manager Arsene Wenger has received an update on his sidelined striker and revealed that the operation to repair Van Persie's damaged ligaments was a complete success.
He told the club's official website: "I have not talked to Robin yet but there again the news I got from the surgery was it went very, very well.
"There was a lot of disturbance on our side recently (about his injury) but the surgery went well."
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We've scrapped the agenda temporary because Robin won't play any matches in the next few months.
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