Robin van Persie says farewell to his friends as he prepares to head to Fenerbahce to seal move from Manchester United
- Robin van Persie is close to completing a move to Fenerbahce
- He has said his goodbyes to his restaurant owner friends in Cheshire
- Manchester United star has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford
- Holland international will join former team-mate Nani in Turkey's Super Lig
Robin van Persie will arrive in Istanbul this weekend to complete his transfer from Manchester United to Fenerbachce, according to the Turkish club's chairman Aziz Yildirim.
Yildrim said that transfer negotiations had been completed on Friday, with the player reportedly set to jet in to Turkey by private plane on Sunday.
And the Holland international was spotted in Alderley Edge, Cheshire on Saturday saying his goodbyes to his restaurant owner friends.
Robin van Persie is reportedly set to jet in to Turkey by private plane on Sunday to join Fenerbahce
Van Persie says goodbye to a restaurant owner friend in Alderley Edge, Cheshire
The 31-year-old is on the verge of playing for a club outside of England for the first time in 11 years
Van Persie donned a casual outfit as he bid farewell to a friend after three years in Manchester
The Dutchman's goals helped United win the title in his debut season but he has since struggled for fitness
Van Persie's former Holland boss Louis van Gaal could not give the striker any assurances next season
'We worked very hard, until midnight. We received five faxes, sent six faxes and finally it was finished,' Yildirim was quoted as saying by Fanatik.
'The Van Persie transfer is done and one more star has joined the Fenerbahce constellation,' he added.
Turkish press reports claim the 31-year-old will officially sign his contract at the club's stadium on Monday for a fee in the region of £3.4million.
Van Persie will join his former Old Trafford team-mate Nani as Fenerbahce go on a spending spree
The Turkish club are also reported to be interested in Chelsea's Ramires and Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich
Fenerbache have embarked on a summer spending spree in a bid to challenge arch rivals Galatasaray, having finished second behind them in the Super Lig last season.
Van Persie will join former United team-mate Nani, who arrived for £4.26m in June, along with highly rated Danish centre-back Simon Kjaer from French side Lille.
And, that may not yet be the extent of their ambitions with reports they could also be monitoring Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Ramires and van Persie's Holland compatriot Arjen Robben.
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