4 Most Successful Dutch Players to grace the Premier League

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Dutch has a rich pedigree in world football, with the north-western European nation producing some of the greatest players ever to play the game

#3 Robin Van Persie

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The Flying Dutchman!

The flying Dutchman took over the goal-scoring mantle from Thiery Henry at Arsenal. He started out as a winger but was soon transitioned into a striker by Wenger and after the departure of Henry, he finally moved into center-forward position.

Known for his incredible dribbling and finishing skills, Van Persie scored 132 goals from 278 games for the gunners.

Van Persie shocked the world by signing for Arsenal's arch-rivals Manchester United in August of 2012 at an estimated transfer fee of £24 million.

He had a highly successful first season at Old Trafford scoring 26 Premier League goals(30 in total) thus helping Manchester United win the League title in Sir Alex Ferguson's last season at the helm.

Along with his goal-scoring prowess, Van Persie is also known for incredible vision, awareness and passing ability which helped him earn numerous assists.

Even though his next two seasons were not as productive as the first one, he still managed to rack up a respectable tally of 18 and 10 goals respectively(in all competition) before being sold off to Fenerbahçe in Turkey.

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