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Robin Van Persie is ready to sacrifice his summer holidays to show his commitment to the Dutch revolution arriving at Manchester United.

RVP has made it clear to friends that he has no intention of taking the FIFA-recommended four-week break after Holland’s World Cup fate is known.

Instead, the 30-year-old Dutch striker wants to be included in the Reds’ five-game pre-season tour of the United States and take a full part in new boss Louis van Gaal’s plans for the coming campaign.

United will fly out to Los Angeles on July 17 – just four days after the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro.

And while Holland manager Van Gaal has agreed to miss out on a holiday to take charge at Old ­Trafford within days of his squad returning from Brazil, it seems he may have to order Van Persie to take a break.

Van Gaal is sure to want his star goalscorer fresh and ready for the next Premier League season. A source close to RVP said: “There is no way Robin will want to miss United’s pre-season tour – ­especially when it will be the start of Van Gaal’s reign at the club.

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“If Holland go all the way to the final, he may be persuaded to take a week or two off because he has learned to listen to his body.

“But you can be sure he will want to go to America so that he can begin working with Van Gaal as soon as possible.

“It may get to the point where the manager has to pull rank and order Van Persie to go on holiday.”

Van Gaal has built up a close professional relationship with RVP since becoming Holland coach two years ago and installed the United striker as his skipper.

With the captaincy at United now up for grabs, following the departures of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs’ retirement, Van Persie will want to stake an early claim for the role.

Van Persie has scored three goals in two appearances at the World Cup as the Dutch have booked a last-16 tie against Mexico.

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Holland were beaten by Spain in the 2010 final in South Africa. If they return home with the trophy this time, every member of the squad will be required to take part in canal boat parade that has been provisionally arranged for July 15 – which would give Van Gaal less than 48 hours to prepare himself for United’s tour of the States.

United’s pre-season plans have been boosted by the failure of England and Spain to reach the knock-out stages.

Wayne Rooney (left), Juan Mata, David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones and new £30m signing Luke Shaw will all be reporting for duty earlier.

And Van Gaal will be keen to protect Van Persie, given the fitness problems he suffered last season.

The United striker felt that, at times, he was forced to train too hard and his body couldn’t take it.

Van Gaal will want to avoid similar problems and will order his No.20 to keep his powder dry for the new season by taking a rest before linking up with his team-mates ahead of the showpiece friendly with Real Madrid in Michigan on August 2.

Spain v Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup 2014: