Thursday 26 January 2017

Patrice Evra joins Marseille from Juventus as former Manchester United defender agrees 18-month deal

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Patrice Evra's time in Italy is over after the Juventus man agreed a deal to return to France with Marseille.

The former Manchester United defender agreed terms to join the Ligue 1 side until the end of the 2017-18 season and has joined the club after completing a medical.

The 35-year-old defender joined Juve in 2014 and has two Serie A title, two Coppa Italia titles and a Suppercoppa Italia in 2015.

Marseille are managed by former Roma manager Rudi Garcia.

Before moving to Italy, Evra spent eight trophy-laden seasons at United.

The 35-year-old left United three years ago during Louis van Gaal's first few weeks in charge having made 379 appearances.

Evra won the Premier League five times, the League Cup three times, the Community Shield five times, the Champions League once and the FIFA Club World Cup once.

Evra also has 81 caps for France and featured regularly at Euro 2016 last summer as the hosts were beaten by Portugal in the final.

The defender has not played in his homeland since 2006 with Monaco, who he left to join United.

During his time at Monaco, he was part of the team who lost the 2004 Champions League final, with Jose Mourinho's Porto securing a famous 3-0 victory.

Should he complete his move to Marseille, he will link up with Bafetimbi Gomis, on loan from Swansea, and former Premier League midfielders Lassana Diarra and Abou Diaby.

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