Van Persie is under pressure at Feyenoord (Picture: Getty)Robin van Persie has refused to confirm whether Feyenoord are in the race to sign his former Manchester United teammate Jesse Lingard. Feyenoord are among them with the Dutch giants coached by his former United teammate van Persie. ‘No, because I don’t think it’s my role to say anything about it,’ van Persie said. Lingard is a free agent (Picture: Getty)‘It would be great if Robin van Persie became the manager of Manchester United in the future. Look what happened with Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United – they kept him, and look how good he ended up being.

Source: Metro February 07, 2026 01:55 UTC