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Man Utd legend Nani joins Orlando City on three-year deal from Sporting Lisbon
MLS side will be the sixth club of his career as he comes towards the tail end of his playing days
FORMER Manchester United winger Nani has joined MLS side Orlando City on a three-year deal.
The 32-year-old has left Sporting Lisbon to continue the next chapter towards the tail end of his career.
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The deal will be seen as a huge coup for Orlando City who turned heads in 2014 when they landed Brazil legend Kaka.
Speaking of the move, club chief Luiz Murri said: "This is an exciting day for our organization,
“Nani brings tremendous experience to our roster. He’s a dynamic winger with quality abilities to move and cross the ball, impact games and lead the offensive play.”
It will be the sixth senior club of Nani's career that saw him spend eight years with Manchester United.
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He then had stints with Fenerbahce, Valencia and Lazio before returning to boyhood club Sporting.
During an illustrious career he won seven major pieces of silverware with the Red Devils including four league titles and a Champions League.
He also won two titles with Sporting and won the Euros with Portugal.
But he was left out of the squad for the recent World Cup in Russia despite his experience as Portugal crashed out at the quarter-final stage.
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