Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood is confident striker Robin van Persie will commit his future to the Gunners.
This season’s current Premier League top scorer is out of contract in 2013 and has so far delayed discussions over a new deal.
Hill-Wood, however, insists that the Dutchman is happy at the club and that he has no problem with waiting for a more suitable time to enter talks.
“I think Robin wants to stay,” Hill-Wood told the Daily Star. “He seems very happy.
“Nothing has been discussed, though it is obvious we want him to stay. He doesn’t want to talk about a contract now and that’s fine with us.”
Arsenal were forced to cash in on French midfielder Samir Nasri in August. The playmaker was sold to Manchester City as he entered the final year of his contract with the possibility of an extension in doubt.