Juventus Football Club have confirmed the departure of Patrice Evra, the French full-back joining Olympique Marseille after two-and-a-half years of magnificent service in Turin.
Evra arrived at Juventus in the summer of 2014 with the strongest of title-winning track records from his previous eight and a half seasons at Manchester United and he leaves Turin with an even more impressive CV, having played his part in two Scudetto triumphs, two Coppa Italia crowns and last year’s Italian Super Cup victory.
Signed for his big-match experience, the 35-year-old has been an ever-present in the Bianconeri’s Champions League line-ups over the last two and a half years, making 22 appearances for Juve in Europe’s premier club competition and playing the entirety of his side’s breath-taking run in the 2014/15 knockout stages, except for injury time in the final against Barcelona.
This season, Evra has started every single one of Juventus’ six Group H games, as they went on to qualify for the last 16 round in first place.
Meanwhile in Serie A, the Frenchman has enjoyed some special moments too, scoring in consecutive home matches against Sampdoria as well as last term’s away win at Empoli.
His willingness to drive forward into the opposition third has seen him provide seven assists (five in the league, one in the Champions League and another in the Coppa Italia).
At the same time, he has never neglected his defensive responsibilities, duly making 114 tackles, 122 interceptions and winning the ball back 301 times over the course of his 82 outings in all competitions.
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