Heerenveen are currently 11th in the Eredivisie table and have already held discussions with Van Persie’s camp, per the report. It’s also stated that Feyenoord are keen on retaining Van Persie’s services, though, and are hoping to convince him to stay. Van Persie’s desire to become a No.1 in his own right could thwart Feyenoord’s attempts to keep him. Arne Slot is the club’s current head coach and is unlikely to be going anywhere soon, with the expectation being that Van Persie would remain a youth coach should he remain with his boyhood club.

He explained previously: “My son and daughter are important right now. The fact that they have both found their passion is great. A hobby is nice, but you hope that they really find a passion. Dina succeeded in doing that with horse riding, she’s totally into it, and Shaqueel has the same thing with soccer.

My wife, Bouchra, is developing all her talents with our projects and that’s great to see. We’re enjoying ourselves together. In London, when I played at Arsenal, we moved five times. We also lived in Manchester and Istanbul.

All in all, we were away for almost fourteen years. But then we thought ‘What’s good for the kids now?’ and felt a little stability would be nice.” *Join our new WhatsApp community* *and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

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