Robin van Persie 'poised for emotional return to first club Feyenoord with striker primed for Fenerbahce release'

  • Robin van Persie set for return to Feyenoord, where he started his career
  • The ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker is currently at Fenerbahce
  • Turkish club set to drop Van Persie for Macedonian teen prodigy Eljif Elmas

Robin van Persie could make a return to Feyenoord, where he started his footballing career, in the coming days. 

The former Manchester United and Arsenal striker is currently at Turkish club Fenerbahce, but his place in the team is at risk to Macedonian prodigy Eljif Elmas.

His contract expires at the end of the season, but van Persie would reportedly rather negotiate an early release than sit on the bench. 

Robin van Persie could make a return to Feyenoord, where he started his footballing career

Robin van Persie could make a return to Feyenoord, where he started his footballing career

According to Turkish newspaper Aksam, Van Persie has his eyes on a return to Feyenoord, his first professional club.


It reports the 34-year-old 'already has an agreement' with the Dutch club, and Fenerbahce will 'leave him out of the squad' if no deal can be reached.

Van Persie came through the youth ranks at the Eredivisie side between 1996 and 2004, before joining Arsenal in a £4million move. 

The former Manchester United and Arsenal striker is currently at Turkish club Fenerbahce

The former Manchester United and Arsenal striker is currently at Turkish club Fenerbahce

Van Persie proved a deadly striker in the Premier League for United and for the Gunners

Van Persie proved a deadly striker in the Premier League for United and for the Gunners

Van Persie by numbers

2001-04 Feyenoord: Apps 78, goals 22

2004-12 Arsenal: Apps 276, goals 131

2012-15: Man Utd: Apps 105, goals 58

2015-: Fenerbahce: Apps 82, goals 36 

2005-: Holland: Apps 101, goals 20 

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It proved a bargain for the Gunners, as he scored 131 goals in 276 games and won the FA Cup in 2005 before jumping ship to Manchester United for £27m in 2012.

At Old Trafford, he was key to Sir Alex Ferguson's final United team which won the 2013 Premier League title.

He then left United in July 2015 after falling out of favour under Louis van Gaal, and moved to the Turkish Super Lig. 

Recently the veteran forward earned a surprise recall to the Holland side in an attempt by coach Dick Advocaat to boost their flagging 2018 World Cup qualification hopes.