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Vidic to join Inter at the end of the season

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11 years ago

March 6, 2014

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will
join Inter Milan in the close season after eight
years of success with the English champions, the
Serie A side announced on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old Serbia central defender said
last month he would be leaving the Premier League club at the end of
this term and was looking at moving to a team outside England.
“Vidic is a world-class player,” Inter president Erick Thohir told
the club’s website (www.inter.it).
“I’m extremely happy to have completed this deal to bring Nemanja to
Milan. He’s one of the world’s best defenders and his qualities,
international pedigree and charisma will be an asset to the team and
help bring through our younger players.
“He will bring added value to the club and is another piece of the
great Inter side we are building,”
Vidic joined United in 2006, winning a host of trophies, including
five Premier League titles, the Champions League and the Club
World Cup.
He forged a strong partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the heart of
United’s defence, although his effectiveness has suffered with niggling
injuries.
He has also struggled for playing time this season with new manager
David Moyes looking to rejuvenate his squad.
In February Vidic announced he would leave United when his
contract expired at the end of this season and he was strongly linked
with a move to Inter, fifth in Serie A but having won only two
league matches out of 10 so far this year.
At the time, Vidic said: “I’m not considering staying in England as
the only club I ever wanted to play for here is Manchester United
and I was lucky enough to be part of this club for so many years”.
Moyes later said the decision for Vidic to leave the club was a
mutual one.
United have struggled since Moyes replaced retired fellow Scot Alex
Ferguson at the start of the season, with their hopes of retaining the
title all but gone as they sit in seventh spot, 18 points adrift of leaders
Chelsea.
They are also 12 points away from fourth-placed rivals Manchester
City, who occupy the last Champions Leaguequalifying spot and have
a game in hand on United.