Fenerbahçe have released a statement on the stock exchange officially confirming negotiations with Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie.
Publicly listed Super Lig clubs generally release information of player talks as a formality before announcing the completion of the deal.
The Yellow Canaries followed the same policy when announcing the Nani deal from United last week.
Fenerbahce has begun to transfer talks with Robin Van Persie and his club Manchester United.
— Fenerbahce_EN (@Fenerbahce_EN) July 9, 2015
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The 31-year-old is expected to join the Yellow Canaries for a €6 million transfer fee on a three-year deal and become the highest paid member of the deal.
The Netherlands intentional striker is expected to arrive in Turkey before the end of the week and unveiled in a signing ceremony similar in the Şükrü Saracoğlu stadium in-front of the fans.
Van Persie will become the second United player to join within the span of a week following the arrival of Portuguese international Nani.
The Dutch star played a key role in the Red Devils winning the 2012-13 Premier League title for a record 20th time.
