Carlos “El Apache” Tevez will return to Boca Juniors, the club where he made his football debut when he was only 17 years old, after 11 years playing abroad.
According to several media sources, Boca’s President Daniel Angelici reached an agreement over Tevez with his Juventus counterpart, Giuseppe Marotta, in Turín.
Boca would pay the Italian Scudetto champion 5 million Euros for the Apache. The transaction includes the loan of Boca’s Guido Vadalá for two years.
Tevez was also pretended by other European clubs, such as Simeone’s Athletic Madrid and Paris St Germain, but the “Vecchia Signora” respected Tevez decision to give priority to Boca.
The deal marks the return of one of Boca’s most beloved players. Tevez, called “the player of the people” by Argentine fans, had led the Xeneize to win four titles: the Apertura 2003, the Libertadores Cup 2003, the Intercontinental Cup 2003 (against AC Milan) and the South American Cup 2004.
The Boca idol left the club in 2005 to join Brazil’s Corinthians, where he won the Brasileirao and ended the season as top scorer. In 2006 he was transferred to West Ham United, the only club where he did not win a title. However, his goal against Manchester United in the last round of the Premier League saved the “Hammers” from relegation.
Tevez played for the Red Devils of Sir Alex Ferguson during the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, winning the Champions League, the Club World up and the FA Cup. He moved on to play with arch rivals Manchester City in 2010, and won the FA Cup in 2011, the first title for the “Citizens” in 44 years.
The Apache was then transferred to Juventus, where he won two Scudettos: in 2013/14 and 2014/15. He also won the Olympic golden medal with Argentina in 2004.
His comeback to Boca will be made official by Juventus today, and he will be presented in the La Boca side on July seventh, after his participation with the Albiceleste in the Chile American Cup 2015.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald