Patrice Evra, who won two Serie A and Coppa Italia doubles in his two full seasons with Juventus, was sold to Marseille but not before the Italian club thanked the 35-year-old Franceinternational for his impact on the team.
“It was not merely on the pitch that Evra made his mark for the Bianconeri,” the Juventus statement read, “but undoubtedly in the dressingroom too, his bubbly, larger than life personality rubbing off positively on his peers, whilst he also showed genuine leadership qualities and a more serious side when the time was right,” thestatement read.
“It comes as no coincidence that it was Patrice, alongside captain Gianluigi Buffon, who led the rallying cries to the rest of the team after full-time of lastseason’s chastening away defeat to Sassuolo — a result which would immediately trigger the champions’ unstoppable surge to a history-making fifth successive Scudetto title.
“With Uncle Pat around, as he is affectionately known, there’s been no lack of light-hearted humor, his jokes and authentic imitations of team-mates in the J|Challenge bringing smiles to the faces ofsupporters and everyone associated with the club.
“Evra would be the first to admit, however, that comedy should never come at the cost of victory. Indeed, our number 33 departsJuventus with his status as natural-born winner even further enhanced.
“Merci, Patrice.”