Federico Pastorello, agent of new Juventus defender Patrice Evra, has revealed that his client’s move to the Old Lady went smoothly despite the departure of coach Antonio Conte.
The former Bianconeri boss had been fond of bringing the 33-year-old to Turin and originally played a big part in the pursuit of him, but the ex-Manchester United man’s agent insists that a deal was still quickly completed without the tactician present.
Pastorello spoke to ‘Speciale Calciomercato’ on Sky Sport Italia about Evra’s transfer to Juventus and commented on his relationships with all of his past coaches.
“When he has had to make any important transfers in the past, he has always spoken to the coach first,” said the agent.
“It has also happened with Didier Deschamps, in the past. Conte and Evra had met and liked each other.
“He had chosen to join Juventus and everyone had spoken highly of Conte, including Alex Ferguson.
“Then even after the departure of Conte, we had still been able to finalise everything within 48 hours.”
