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Matteo Darmian has finally secured his Manchester United exit, with the Italian completing a permanent return to Italy with Parma.

The defender leaves United after four years at Old Trafford, in which he made 92 appearances.

But he has rarely been a guaranteed first-choice at any point during his time at the club, and had fallen further down the pecking order under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Darmian has departed for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3.5million.

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Darmian, 29, was signed by United from Torino in 2015, with Louis van Gaal spending £12.7million to land the Italy international.

He made 39 appearances in his debut campaign, but opportunities grew more limited with each passing campaign.

Last term he made just seven outings in all competitions, for a combined 533 minutes, and hasn't played competitively since April 24th.

Darmian has signed a four-year deal at the Ennio Tardini, joining a Parma side that picked up their first Serie A win of the campaign on Sunday, defeating Udinese 3-1 at the Stadio Friuli.

Parma confirmed in a statement: "Parma Calcio 1913 is delighted to announce the signature of Matteo Darmian (Legnano, 2/12/1989) from Manchester United on a permanent contract.

"The player has signed a deal with the Crociati until 30/06/2023."

Darmian scored just once during his time at United, in a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in 2016.

A United statement declared: "Everyone at Manchester United would like to thank Matteo for his service and wish him all the best for the future."