Robin van Persie to re-join Feyenoord after cancelling Fenerbahce contract
Robin van PersieRobin van Persie to re-join Feyenoord after cancelling Fenerbahce contract
• Dutch champions will complete signing of 34-year-old on Monday• Van Persie came through Feyenoord ranks before 2004 Arsenal exit
Robin van Persie will be returning to boyhood club Feyenoord from Turkish side Fenerbahce next week, the Dutch champions confirmed on Friday.
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Read moreThe 34-year-old, who has scored 36 goals in all competitions since moving to Turkey in 2015, will sign a contract with Feyenoord on Monday to seal his return to the club where he began his professional career in 2002.
“Nothing stands in the way of a return from the 102-fold international to De Kuip, now that he has come to an agreement with his current club Fenerbahce about the dissolution of his contract,” the Dutch club said in a statement. “Feyenoord and Van Persie reached an agreement about the return earlier this week.”
Feyenoord Rotterdam (@Feyenoord)
Welcome home, Robin! 🤗
January 19, 2018
✨ @Persie_Official ✨#RVPISBACK #Feyenoord pic.twitter.com/jCxpz2ICFU
Van Persie, who previously had spells at Arsenal and Manchester United in the Premier League, scored 22 goals in three seasons for Feyenoord before joining Arsène Wenger’s side in 2004.
The Dutchman also featured for his country in three World Cups, scoring a record 50 goals in 102 appearances.
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