Guillermo Varela leaves Manchester United for Penarol

ByReuters

Updated 12/08/2017 at 11:51 GMT

Defender Guillermo Varela has left Manchester United to return to Penarol in his native Uruguay, the Premier League club said on its official twitter account on Saturday.

Guillermo Varela of Frankfurt reacts during the Bundesliga match between SV Darmstadt 98 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Boellenfalltor on September 10, 2016 in Darmstadt, Germany. (

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Varela was former manager David Moyes's first signing for United in 2013 but made only four league appearances.

He spent his second season on loan at Real Madrid Castilla, the Spanish side's reserve team, and last season was loaned to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

They suspended him in May after he had an unauthorised tattoo, which became infected.

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