Robin van Persie is reportedly closing in on his first managerial job at Dutch outfit Heerenveen.
The ex-Arsenal and Manchester United striker is currently working back at former club Feyeenoord, where he is a head coach in their academy.
But according to Dutch news outlet AD, Heerenveen, who are tenth in the Eredivisie, are on the verge of striking an agreement with the 40-year-old.
Heerenveen are on the lookout to replace the departing Kees van Wonderen, with Van Persie impressing club chiefs in his interview.
Should Van Persie depart De Kuip, it would prove to be a huge blow for Feyenoord, as talkSPORT understands that boss Arne Slot is a contender to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
It has been claimed that Feyenoord were hoping the Netherlands national team’s all-time top scorer would make the step up to become the head coach of the Under-21 team next season.
Van Persie is currently in charge of the U18s, while he also oversees the U19 side in the UEFA Youth League.
And the 2013 Premier League winner, who is said to have rejected Feyenoord’s offer of a new role, is keen to take one of his assistants with him to Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Should the 2005 FA Cup champion join Heerenveen, he would be reunited with the club’s director Ferry de Haan.
The pair played together at Feyenoord, where the duo featured in the 2002 UEFA Cup final victory over Borussia Dortmund.
Van Persie, who scored 132 and 58 goals for Arsenal and United respectively, could have been part of Erik ten Hag’s backroom staff at Old Trafford.
Following his compatriot’s arrival at the Theatre of Dreams in 2022, he was linked with a return to the Red Devils, but decided against the opportunity.
Explaining his reasoning for rejecting United, he said: “My son and daughter are important right now.
“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.”
