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Manchester United and Newcastle flop Gabriel Obertan joins Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala

Manchester United and Newcastle United winger Gabriel Obertan has joined Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala on a two-year contract, the club announced on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old Frenchman, who moved from Bordeaux to Manchester United in 2009, played only 14 Premier League matches for the English side.

Obertan had played for Newcastle for the last five years. The winger made 77 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals, but did not feature in the first team since last September.

Gabriel Obertan played just 14 times for Manchester United after signing from Bordeauxu00a0
Gabriel Obertan played just 14 times for Manchester United after signing from Bordeaux
He was released by Newcastle in the summer and has now signed foru00a0Anzhi Makhachkala
He was released by Newcastle in the summer and has now signed for Anzhi Makhachkala

Newcastle announced in May that Obertan had been released after the club was relegated from the Premier League.