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Patrick Vieira confirms he is joining Manchester City
Patrick Vieira has confirmed he is leaving the Serie A champions, Internazionale, to join Manchester City. The France captain has also revealed that he decided to leave San Siro to further his ambitions of playing in a fourth World Cup.
"I set myself an objective: I want to go to the World Cup," said the 33-year-old former Arsenal captain, who still leads the national side when selected but last played in a competitive fixture for France in September 2007.
"The important thing for me is to go to Manchester City and to show the coach [Roberto Mancini] I'm the same player as when he was in charge of Inter." Vieira played his final match for Internazionale in a 1-0 victory over Chievo last night.
"He was great in his last game for us," the Inter manager, José Mourinho, said. "He is a player that we will certainly miss now that he is leaving. It was the best way to say goodbye to us and I wish him all the best in his new life. I don't know where he is going. He doesn't have to tell anyone. We couldn't have stopped him from leaving."
source: guardian.
