ISTANBUL – Turkish top flight club Fenerbahce said the transfer of Manchester United’s Robin van Persie is a done deal and the Dutch striker will arrive in Istanbul this weekend, reports said yesterday.
Fenerbahce chairman Aziz Yildirim said negotiations had been completed late on Saturday and the player would be arriving in Istanbul on a private flight today.
“We worked very hard, until midnight. We received five faxes, sent six faxes and finally it was finished,” Yildirim was quoted as saying by the Fanatik sports daily and Hurriyet newspaper.
“The van Persie transfer is done and one more star has joined the Fenerbahce constellation,” he added.
Yildirim’s comments appeared to set to rest last minute speculation that van Persie could stay at United or even join Fenerbahce’s Istanbul rivals Besiktas.
