Manchester United have hatched a plan to sell Robin van Persie to Turkish side Fenerbahce without him knowing, according to former Netherlands international Pierre van Hooijdonk.
An ex-player for the Istanbul-based side, Van Hoojidonk claims to have information that United began to negotiate for RvP's departure during the January transfer window, as relayed by David McDonnell of the Mirror:
As early as January of this year, I received information from Turkey about Robin and Fenerbahce. The minute this information came, you knew that United had sent people to test the water for a move.