French full-back Patrice Evra has revealed that his decision to leave Manchester United last year was made for his family.
Evra spent eight trophy-laden years at Old Trafford following his arrival from AS Monaco in January 2006 and was a big part of Manchester United’s success during that period.
The Frenchman was also a popular player amongst the Manchester United faithful and was a major voice inside the dressing room, along with other senior players.
However, following former manager David Moyes’ tumultuous reign in the 2013/14 campaign, Evra decided to pack his bags at Old Trafford and joined Juventus on a free transfer last summer.
The 34-year-old admits that leaving Manchester United was a heartbreaking experience for him and the club did want to keep him at Old Trafford.
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But he admits that he made the choice to move to Juventus because of his family and feels it was the right decision to take at that time.
“It was a choice made by my family”, Evra told RMC.
“It’s hard to talk about it now. It was heartbreaking, but I made the choice for my family. I do not want to talk about the details.
“Manchester didn’t want to me to leave, but before the end of the league season, I explained that I had to leave.
“It was good choice, but I didn’t want it from my heart.”
In 379 appearances for the Red Devils, the Frenchman won five Premier League titles, three League Cups and a Champions League crown with the club.
