Manchester United right-back Rafael da Silva is set to move to French side
Olympique Lyonnais on a 4-year deal.
Rafael, 25, underwent a medical today, and is set to
be announced during the week.
Rafael arrived at Old Trafford 8 years ago with twin
brother Fabio, and made 170
appearances for the Red Devils.
Rafael was a popular figure with fans at Old Trafford
and he tweeted: “I want to thank Manchester United fans for all the love during
those eight years.”
In a heartfelt farewell, he continued: “Since I signed
with the club I [have] lived incredible moments… eight years wearing the shirt
of one of the biggest clubs of the world. Thank you @ManUtd. I also want to
thank all employees who always treated me with great affection and gave me
greater attention.
“Thank you United Kingdom, I learned a lot in this
country, as a player, and no doubt as a human being, lessons that I will keep
for the rest of my life. Thank you Sir Alex Ferguson for always believing in my
work and for all the doors that you opened up to me. Now it’s a new path, a new
challenge, God bless me!”
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