<h2 style="text-align: justify">Lazio president Claudio Lotito has dismissed reports suggesting that the club are on the verge of signing Manchester United striker Robin van Persie.</h2> <p style="text-align: justify">The Manchester United forward, 31, has been linked with a A?5 million move away from Old Trafford as his contract expires next summer.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">He has been far from his impressive best this season and one of the primary reason alongside Falcao's poor season that Manchester United are in the market for a forward.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Primarily linked with a move for Real Madrid star Karim Benzema with latest <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/2015/real-madrid-to-offer-benzema-to-land-manchester-uniteds-de-gea-as/">reports </a>suggesting Real Madrid are prepared to offer him as a bait to get the David De Gea deal through.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">That also led to recent reports linking van Persie with a move to Italy with Lazio and Juventus. With van Persie spotted in Rome, it was believed that the move was imminent.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Robin van Persie in Rome with his wife as rumours of a move to Lazio rumble on. (Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/cmdotcom">@cmdotcom</a>) <a href="http://t.co/iPi5wGMCtf">pic.twitter.com/iPi5wGMCtf</a></p> a Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/607234685446537216">June 6, 2015</a></blockquote> <p style="text-align: justify">Van Persie, when asked, denied the move: a I am only here on vacation,a he told reporters outside his hotel.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The president of Lazio also was swift to deny any rumors of a move. Lolito was quoted saying: "Don't talk about it, I have just landed in Berlin [for the UEFA Champions League final]," he told Corriere dello Sport. "It's all rubbish! Total bull! (Agent Vincenzo) Morabito is the one trying to spread these rumours."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Van Persie has also been heavily linked with a move to Juventus and the striker himself fueled the rumors of an exit by saying that he was in regular touch with his teammate Patrice Evra in Turin:</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I still speak to my old mate Patrice. He has told me stories about how Juventus train, how hard they work and how they manage to be successful."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a They have a fantastic spirit a a totally different approach from English or Dutch players before games. They grab each other by the head, they shout at each other to pump each other up."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a And they also have big running sessions after games. Patrice has showed me there are many ways to be successful.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify">With van Persie himself quoted saying that his future at Manchester United is far from certain, an interesting summer awaits the Dutchman.</p>