CONFIRMED: Patrice Evra Joins Juventus

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Patrice Evra has completed his move from Manchester United to Juventus, both clubs have confirmed.

The 33-year-old left-back has signed for the Bianconeri on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £1.5millon.

Evra, a France international who has played over 300 times for United, was given permission to leave Old Trafford following the signing of England international Luke Shaw from Southampton, despite having only signed a new one-year contract in May.

The defender was one of only a handful of names that did not travel with the squad on their pre-season tour of the USA.

Source: skysports.com


His message to the fans, from the United website, reads:

"After a great deal of thought I have decided the time is right for me to leave Manchester United. It is the biggest decision of my career as this club is, and will always remain, in my heart.
Joining and playing for Manchester United has been a privilege, a dream come true and my time here has been so memorable. Through the good times and the bad times we have all stuck together and remained loyal. I have always said you don’t just join Manchester United, you join the family and long may that tradition continue.

"This club is steeped in history and I feel privileged to have become a part of that. Over the past nine years I have met and worked with some incredible people, many of whom will remain friends for life. I would like to thank everyone at the club - teammates, coaches and in particular all the staff who made every single day in Carrington or at Old Trafford a special day.

"An immense thank you to Sir Alex Ferguson for making it all possible, for giving me the privilege to be a captain, to be inspired by the legend of Manchester United and to understand that nobody is bigger than the club.

"My biggest thanks go to the fans. We have had some fantastic times together, we lifted all of those trophies together and that night in Moscow will live with us all forever. Every single time I stepped out in that shirt I knew I was playing for the badge and for a very special club. My passion for this club will live on and I know you guys will go on to enjoy more success in the coming seasons."

Good luck Pat. Thanks for everything man

[matsdad]

Big shoes to fill.

[CptTornadoShrks]

Would've been nice to give him a proper send off like Vida. I think it would've been a benefit to have Shaw learn a few things from Pat, especially his love of the club. Good luck to him though!

[Clarkie08]

How many left backs does this actually leave us with? Buttner learned some important lessons from Evra (as we saw against Bayern) but he's gone as well...