Robin van Persie says farewell to his friends as he prepares to head to Fenerbahce to seal move from Manchester United

Home Top

Tevez returns to remarkable homecoming as legend Maradona and 40,000 buzzing Boca fans welcome hero striker back to Argentina
De Gea jets off to US for United's tour but uncertainty lingers over Real Madrid target as record signing Di Maria also looks set for exit
Lloris fractures wrist as Spurs fear keeper will miss start of the new season... and United may need to look elsewhere for a De Gea replacement
First Sterling, now De Bruyne: Man City are ready to switch attention to £40m former Chelsea midfielder
Ranieri branded 'uninspiring' choice as boss by Leicester legend Lineker
Meet Chelsea's new No 9... Falcao: Striker follows in footsteps of Torres, Sidwell, Di Santo and Boulahrouz
Ajax discuss season-long loan deal for out-of-favour Arsenal striker Sanogo
JAMIE CARRAGHER: £49m? City are paying Liverpool well over the odds for Sterling...
Hamilton invited to return to Royal Box at Wimbledon after dress code snub meant F1 champion missed men's final
Froome hacked! Tour de France leader's data stolen to taint him, believes Team Sky boss Brailsford
Bianchi's father admits his family are put through 'daily torture' and are losing hope about F1 driver's recovery
BRENDAN McCULLUM: England got the big, brave decisions right from the start against Australia... and David Warner needs to show some respect
Whining Australia blame poor standard of county opponents in warm-up for thumping first Test defeat
England will continue to invite Australia for post-match drinks despite Clarke's first Ashes Test snub
United stars land in Seattle as Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger and Co look forward to tour of USA... but Valdes is nowhere to be seen (although former star Ronaldo is on the bus)
Van Persie set to be unveiled by new club Fenerbahce after completing medical
My ULTIMATE pro: Van Gaal hails Schweinsteiger as he's unveiled with Schneiderlin in £40m swoop
Van Persie exit reduces young United fan to tears... but now he could get a chance to meet his idol in Turkey
Schneiderlin: Once I knew that United were interested in signing me, it was a very easy decision to make
TRANSFER NEWS COLUMN: United remain interested in Real star Ramos
Van Persie won't be missed by Manchester United, and here's why...
Look who's back: Ronaldo reunited with Bale and Co for Real's tour Down Under
The Tinkerman is back... at Leicester! Former Chelsea boss Ranieri returns to Premier League to replace Pearson
Wright returns to Match of the Day... seven years after blasting the BBC for treating him like a 'comedy jester'

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

Published: 13:41 EST, 11 July 2015 | Updated: 13:47 EST, 11 July 2015

View
comments

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

Nani delights the Fenerbahce fans as he shows off his skills

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.