Robin Van Persie: I'm considering quitting Manchester United

The striker returned from injury towards the end of the season but was no longer able to command a regular place in the team.

"The club must do its homework and so must I. It's a new situation," he told reporters.

"I'm going to calmly sit down and consider everything.

"I still have ambitions of playing every week. I feel fit and I think I can still go on for several years. Take note of my words," said the 31-year-old, who moved to Old Trafford from Arsenal in 2012.

Van Persie said he should have had six or seven more goals than the tally of 10 he netted for the club last season.

"People don't accept that I just scored 10. Actually that's a compliment because they expect more of me on the basis of what I can do. I was the club's second highest goal scorer together with Juan Mata and behind Wayne Rooney (14 goals).

"It's not good that a top club like Manchester United does not have a scorer with 20 or more goals behind his name each season and that is why we only finished fourth."

Van Persie struggled with an ankle injury through the season, blaming a hectic pre-World Cup training programme, as he battled to get fit for Brazil, and then a lack of a break after the tournament last summer.

"After I came back from injury I realised that I would not automatically get back in the starting line-up," he said. "But I didn't have a problem with that because they were playing well at the time.

"These things happen. We are living in an adult world. Louis van Gaal is not the coach of Robin van Persie but of Manchester United with 25 in the squad."

"I have to think in a realistic way, he continued. "It’s my ambition to play the next years. I’m thinking about my family and my children with every decision I take.

"These are very important for me. I’m a real family guy. I think it’s fantastic to see how happy my children and wife are. That’s something I take into consideration when I’m thinking about my future.”

Louis van Gaal's arrival at Manchester United was supposed to rejuvenate Robin van Persie but it hasn't worked out that way. In fact, last season's 10 Premier League goals was the Dutchman's poorest return for five years and there is now a growing sense that the Dutchman is not seen as a first-choice option now.

The Red Devils are almost certain to add a new high-profile striker to the ranks this summer, with Gonzalo Higuain, Edison Cavani and Karim Benzema all linked, meaning van Persie's standing could slip still further.

With that in mind, it seems sensible for both parties to go their separate ways this summer. Turning 32, van Persie is still an attractive asset to bidders looking for instant impact, while Manchester United can get some return on the investment they made in him.

A move to Juventus is already being touted, and, if Carlos Tevez does return to Argentina, it could well happen.