I know you're motivation and there is no point is discussing how you feel towards the guy. I'm simply talking to the people who actually think he wouldn't have a major impact, football-wise.
I don't see how he possibly couldn't adapt to the Italian game really. A player with his qualities would rip apart most teams in Serie A.
If people went by that, the only decent player in our NT would be Sneijder, judging by these Euros.
For the long run, I agree, though Van Persie will have a bigger impact straight away I'd imagine. Van Persie would give us that extra boost only very, very few could, straight away, heading into a CL year being a seriously good team. Not a lot of people seem to like him, but it's strange so many seem convinced he couldn't get the job done, not just preferring others.
The same people who talked about a top CF, a proven player to give us a boost are now fapping their balls dry to a young player who isn't even a striker. They forget how good a player like Van Persie could do for us. Not taking anything away from Jovetic' talent here, I'd kill to see him in black and white.