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Official: Van Persie joins Fenerbahce

The 31-year-old striker has ended his three-year stay at Manchester United, moving to Turkey in a bid to guarantee first-team football ahead of next summer's European Championship.

Fenerbahce has completed the signing of Robin van Persie from Manchester United.

The veteran striker moves for a fee in the region of 4.7 million pounds ($7.3m) and will join former United teammate Nani in Istanbul.

Talks had hinged on a settlement agreement between Van Persie and United, negotiating a payoff for the final year of his contract, and he now becomes Fenerbahce’s highest paid player.