Leeds man Anita has joined Dutch side Willem II on loan until the end of the season.
Vurnon Anita has described his time at Leeds United to Dutch outlet Trouw as a "dead end" after finally leaving Elland Road on a season-long loan to join Eredivisie side Willem II.
Three-time Holland international Anita, 29, joined Leeds last summer on a free transfer after his contract had expired with second-tier champions Newcastle United.
He was used at full-back for the majority of his time at Leeds, making only 22 appearances in total and pulling on the Leeds jersey just four times after February.
Anita made his debut for Willem II on Saturday, coming on for 15 minutes in a 6-1 loss to PSV Eindhoven and the versatile Leeds flop commented on his time in Yorkshire after the match, and mentioned Marcelo Bielsa wanted him gone.
"Do you know when I last played a match? In April, almost half a year ago," Anita said. "Then it is wonderful to be seriously involved in a match of level again. No matter how hopeless the gap was.
"I want to play football again, I want to enjoy the game again, that's what I'm doing. In England I was on a dead end, you do not want to stay with a club where the trainer does not see it. Willem II is working hard, wants to go higher."
The former Ajax star once cost Newcastle around £6.7million when moving to Tyneside (Telegraph), and impressed in his 155 appearances with The Toon. But he was far from his best at Leeds, seemingly already having peaked.
Anita is one of 23 players to leave Leeds this summer, with Ouasim Bouy and Jay-Roy Grot joining Anita in moving to the Dutch Eredivisie, with midfielder Bouy turning out for PEC Zwolle while Grot has joined VVV-Venlo.
Bielsa has enjoyed an excellent start to life as Leeds manager, with four wins and two draws from his opening six Championship matches, which sees the Whites remain in first place.
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