Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has hinted that the current season could be his last as a professional footballer as he begins to consider retirement.
Van Persie rejoined boyhood club Feyenoord in January and helped the team to KNVB Cup success a few months later. He has enjoyed a fine start to the new Eredivisie campaign, scoring six times in nine games so far, but is now very much in the twilight of his illustrious career.
"When will I have to stop? That is normally at the end of this season. That was also the approach," he is quoted as saying by AD this week, suggesting a 2019 retirement was planned when he signed his 18-month contract in Rotterdam at the start of the calendar year.