Evra explains Juve exit
By Football Italia staff
Patrice Evra has confessed that he became unhappy at Juventus prior to leaving the club for Marseille last month.
Evra enjoyed first-choice status at Juve in each of the last two seasons but fell down the pecking order before his January transfer to Marseille, and the left-back says he was not prepared “to stay and train half-heartedly”.
“Leaving? It wasn’t an easy decision, one that not even I expected to make myself,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“I came back from the European Championship fired up, with great enthusiasm.
“When we started the season, I didn’t play in the first game, nor the second, third...
“I kept quiet, but then I asked Allegri about it, who reassured me that I would play.
“However, as ambitious as they are, a game a month wasn’t enough. After the holidays, I wasn’t happy.
“People can say that I’m not selfish, but I preferred to be honest with myself and leave rather than stay and train half-heartedly.
“I respect Juve for what they gave me, but the board understood [my reasons for leaving].”