MANCHESTER UNITED icon Nani has brought his career full circle – by joining his hometown club Estrela da Amadora.
The Portugal winger, 37, was a free agent after leaving Turkish side Adana Demirspor in May.
Nani has joined Estrela da Amadora
He won four Premier League titles at Manchester United
He has now penned a one-year deal with Estrela, who finished 14th in the Primeira Liga last season.
They will be the TENTH different club of his much-travelled career.
Nani was born in Amadora, north-west of capital Lisbon, before going on to make his name with Sporting and then United.
He won four Premier League titles, the Champions League, two League Cups and a Club World Cup during eight years at Old Trafford.
Estrela announced: “Luis Nani has gone back to his roots. The Portuguese international returns to Portugal to play for Estrela da Amadora on a one-year contract.
“The footballer will once again play in the Portuguese league, in the city of Amadora – a city that is particularly special to him.
“It is where he grew up, and where his footballing adventure began.
“A city that saw a boy become a man and an elite athlete, who won virtually everything in the world of football.
“He made the city proud of his progress as a player, and above all as a person.
“Everything he has done for the city, showing solidarity and social responsibility, now culminates with him joining Estrela da Amadora.”
In addition to managing SU Sintrense, a squad in the fourth tier, Nani will also play for his new team.
He acquired the majority of the 112-year-old club, which is located close to Amadora, last month along with a group of investors.
After leaving United in 2015 to join Fenerbahce, the winger returned to Sporting Lisbon twice.
Traveling the world Additionally, Nani has performed for teams in Australia, the USA, Italy, and Spain.
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