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Al Duhail new signing Mehdi Benatia reveals Juventus wish in touching farewell

Mehdi Benatia has bid Juventus a touching farewell, revealing his initial plan to see out his career with the Old Lady.

On the back of a successful two-and-a-half year stint at the Allianz Stadium, the 31-year-old completed a €10 million (£9m/$11m) move to Qatari outfit Al Duhail.

His decision to leave Italy for the second time was as a result of limited playing time this season.

Benatia was only involved seven times this season, including five Serie A outings as Leonardo Bonucci's return to Juve from AC Milan last summer reduced his game time.