London: Robin van Persie has hinted that he could move to a rival Premier League side when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of next season.
After the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri over the summer, and a horrendous start to the season, fears are growing at the Emirates Stadium that their captain may look for pastures new, with the forward refusing to talk about a new deal until the end of this campaign.
"I do not know what I will do - I cannot predict the future," Van Persie told The Times.
"Everybody makes his own history and only afterwards can you see how that went."
Having seen former team-mates Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri move to rivals Manchester City in the summer, the Dutchman refused to rule out joining them at the Etihad Stadium.
"I do not know," he said, "for one thing, as an indication, when I came to Arsenal we immediately beat City. But in recent years much has happened in England.
"Nevertheless, I think the Premiership is still the best league in the world, it gives me everything I want."
The Gunners captain refused to be drawn into criticism of Arsene Wenger's transfer policy, with many questioning his failure to secure adequate replacements for departed players earlier in the summer.
"I'm not a technical director and coach, I have no input in to it," the forward insisted.
Young midfielder Francis Coquelin, meanwhile, puts the Gunners' slump down to not having had time for new signings to gel.
"We have not yet synced with the new ones, so it's difficult," the 20-year-old reasoned.
"We cannot lose two or three of the best players and get away unscathed.
"There is a lack of confidence but there are still a lot of games. Everyone is talking about the 8-2 defeat against Manchester United but we moved on."
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