Barcelona rule out moving for Arsenal captain Van Persie

Barcelona insist they won't be moving for Arsenal captain Robin van Persie this summer. The Dutchman sent tongues wagging when he was spotted at the same hotel Barcelona were staying at prior to their Champions League clash with Chelsea . But Barcelona club spokesman Toni Freixa denied reports that Spanish giants will move for the Dutchman. "For Barça, any good player is of interest - and van Persie is a great player. But [we have] no intention of signing him for now," said Freixa, speaking to The Sport Review . "He came to our hotel in London because he is Dutch and so is Ibrahim Afellay. They had a coffee together. He didn't come to see us and there was no conversation."