Robin van Persie's transfer from Manchester United to Fenerbahce will be finalised in Turkey on Monday, sources have told ESPN FC.
Van Persie is expected to arrive at Istanbul airport on Sunday ahead of his move to the Turkish Super Lig runners-up and will then be presented by his new club on Monday, bringing his three-year Old Trafford career to an end.
The Netherlands captain completed his medical with Fenerbahce in London on Thursday and has agreed personal terms.
The forward, who had entered the last 12 months of his deal with United, is likely to sign a four-year deal in Turkey, where he will play alongside former United winger Nani, who joined the club on Monday.
The two clubs are yet to announce the fee but United, who paid £24 million for Van Persie when they signed him from Arsenal in 2012, are set to make a transfer-market loss on the 31-year-old but they will free up substantial funds in wages.
Van Persie, who scored 132 goals for Arsenal, has added 58 in 105 appearances for United, with 30 of them coming in his debut campaign, when he became the first player to win the Premier League's Golden Boot in successive seasons and with different clubs.
The 2011-12 PFA Player of the Year and Footballer of the Year captained Louis van Gaal's Netherlands team to third place in the 2014 World Cup but lost his place under his countryman at Old Trafford next season.
Van Persie's imminent exit leaves United short of strikers and Van Gaal needing to bolster his forward line ahead of the season to provide further backup to Wayne Rooney.
United also have James Wilson, but the 19-year-old has only started three Premier League games, and although Javier Hernandez, who is currently sidelined by a broken collarbone, has returned from a loan spell with Real Madrid, he could be sold this summer, with Sevilla expressing an interest in him.
United opted not to buy on-loan Radamel Falcao, who has since joined Chelsea, after he scored just four Premier League goals last season.
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