Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has no doubt the arrival of want-away Arsenal striker Robin van Persie would make the English Premier League champions a stronger side. With just days to go until the start of the new season, Arsenal’s reported £20 million asking price for the striker, who scored a mammoth 37 goals last term, has yet to be met. Manchester United appear to be leading the chasing pack for the Gunners captain but City skipper Kompany said the 29-year-old van Persie would be more than welcome at Eastlands. “It’s very easy to say you want to play next to Robin van Persie,” Kompany told Sky Sports News. “He’s a great player. He’s proved it so many times last season and any team he would play for he’d make it stronger.” Van Persie made his only pre-season appearance for Arsenal on Sunday against Cologne. The Dutchman, whose contract expires at the end of the 2012-13 season, was booed by some Gunners fans when he came off the bench, but Arsenal centre-back Thomas Vermaelen was optimistic the star striker would stay with the north London club. from:gulftoday