“more special,” something to represent
him and his journey. So, at Sukru
Saracoglu stadium, before 18,000 manic
fans and 25 camera crews, he took to the
pitch with Bouchra, his wife, Shaqueel,
his son, and Dina, his daughter.
Instead of the usual sight of a new
signing doing a couple of keepy-uppies
on their pitch, Fenerbahce’s faithful got
the whole Van Persie clan. Robin juggled
the ball with Shaqueel and swapped
passes with shy little Dina. Turks, family
people, loved it. “They were even singing
my name!” Bouchra laughs.
Shaqueel, eight, highly promising, will
join Fenerbahce’s academy, having been
at Manchester City’s. “Now he says ‘dad,
at our presentation…’ because he thinks
he made a transfer as well,” Van Persie
grins. “That’s the target I wanted to
reach. My family are as much part of
this move as me.”
-SUNDAY TIMES
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