Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes that his former teammate Nani will flourish in Turkey.

Nani joined Fenerbahçe on a €6 million move from Fenerbahçe on Monday and signed a contract in front of thousands of fans at the Şükrü Saracoğlu stadium.

Ferdinand wrote a page long farewell to Nani – who he seems to have nicknamed Naan Bread – praising the former United star for his contributions over the past eight seasons.

The Facebook statement read: “Good luck to Naan Bread (Nani) on his move to Turkey!! Different environment where I believe he will flourish. Questions will be asked whether he will be happy with his utd career? Of course he will be happy.. endless amount of trophies where he played his part.. However, knowing Nani as I do, I do believe he would have wanted more games & to have influenced more consistently during his United tenure!”

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Nani joined the Red Devils in 2007 and scored a total of 41 goals in 230 games over an eight season period.

The Portuguese international and Ferdinand both starred in the Champions League final victory over Chelsea in 2008 and also won four Premier League titles together as well as the World Club Cup.

Ferdinand retired from football at the end of last season after an illustrious career at United during which time he won six Premier League titles and numerous other trophies.