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Robin van Persie made 25 Premier League starts this season. Clive Mason/Getty Images

Robin van Persie has explained that he visited Rome for a holiday, rather than to set up a move to Lazio.

There were reports that the Serie A club were trying to sign the Manchester United striker after he was seen in the Italian capital.

But Lazio president Claudio Lotito called them "rubbish" and sporting director Igli Tare said on Monday that they cannot afford Van Persie.

And now the Netherlands international has moved to clarify why he was in Rome.