Ashley Young says he left Manchester United for Inter Milan after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told him that his playing time would be limited at Old Trafford.
The flexible defender joined United in 2011 from Aston Villa and made 261 appearances, winning Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League titles in his time in Manchester.
With the signing of side Aaron Wan-Bissaka and the appearance of young Brandon Williams on the left side, Young was limited to 12 Premier League appearances at the start of last season, earlier, although everything moved to Inter in January. move window.
After a verbal exchange with Solskjaer in which the 35-year-old learned that his chances would be limited, Young admitted that when the appeal of The Serie A giants arrived, his resolution was “obvious.”
“Obviously, being in England all my life was a completely different change,” the defence told UEFA’s official website.
“But it’s a pleasure in what I jumped. It’s an opportunity for me to stop by and play regularly.
“I spoke to Ole and he told me that he wasn’t going to play as much as I would have liked, and that when you get to the end of your career, you have to play as much as you can. compatibility as and I feel like I still have a lot to give.
“For me, age is just a number. Ole said he’ll bring the young players and I’m not going to get that many chances.”
“When the opportunity presented itself to come to Inter, it was a no-brainer to me. I thought, “Get on the plane, get me out.” Make me make a signal on the dotted line.”
“I was talking to the coach and the players who were here that I knew too. It was an opportunity; a club that is massive in the world, one of the biggest groups in world football.”
Young may face his former team in the Europa League final if any of the groups advance in their respective semi-final matches.
United will face Seville, a five-time champion, while Inter will face Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine.
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