Boca Juniors pull off a whammy with Tevez signing

Argentine football fans are no strangers to seeing prodigal sons returning to play for their former clubs. So it was music to the ears of Boca Juniors fans as they completed the signing of Carlos Tevez from Serie A champions Juventus last week. The club chose the perfect time to take the news public as it announced the deal during Argentina’s quarter-final victory over Colombia in the Copa America that boiled down to a penalty shootout and in which the deciding spot-kick was scored by Tevez.

The move was not the biggest surprise of the transfer window as Tevez has always been quite expressive about his wish to someday come back to play for the club where he made his professional debut. Tevez first left Boca to play for Corinthians at a then-record transfer fee of £15 million in the year 2005. From then on, the striker has led an illustrious club career, spending a seven-year spell in the Barclays Premier League with West Ham United, Manchester City and Manchester United. His spell at United was also highlighted by a rocky relationship with then-coach, the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson. But there is no doubting the 31-year old striker’s attacking instincts and striking prowess on the field. The forward scored 19 goals in 63 games for Manchester United and 58 goals in 113 appearances for Manchester City.

Tevez joined Juventus in 2013 in a £10 million deal that made him the centerpiece of a revamped Juventus attack that has enthralled Italian football aficionados for the last 2 years.

The striker played a major part in Juventus’ Serie A success as well, scoring 20 goals in the course of leading Juventus to their fourth straight Serie A title. The striker added seven more to his tally in a span of 13 games in the Champions League as Juventus reached the final, eventually losing out to a star-studded Barcelona side.

Recent examples of Argentines coming home to play for their old side includes Javier Saviola and Lucho Gonzalez, who have also announced their homecoming in the same week as Tevez. The striker’s return to his former club is at a time when he is still in his prime and shown dazzling form for Juventus and isn’t just another mid or late thirties signing when he cannot contribute much to the club but morale. So in a way, Boca have landed quite a coup by signing Tevez over and can look to revive their supremacy over the domestic football circuit. 

   

Chelsea laps up all the action in summer transfer window

As the summer transfer season moves ahead, the Blues seem to be right in the middle of the action. In the latest transfer news for Chelsea, it seems the club has accepted the deal offered by Arsenal worth £14 million for goal custodian Petr Cech. The ‘keeper has spent most of the last season on the bench as Chelsea brought in Belgian Thibaut Courtois in in his place.

Due to the fact that he has been demoted to a primarily substitute position at Chelsea, it seems Cech has no qualms about leaving the club despite having earned near-legend status amongst fans at Stamford Bridge. Principal owner Roman Abramovich has given the nod to Cech’s move despite Mourinho having his own reservations about the custodian moving do a direct rival and title contender. The move has also prompted retired captain John Terry to state that Cech could save Arsenal more than 12 points a season, a statement that cements Cech’s reputation in football circles.

Continuing the summer’s trend of old-timers leaving the Blues to find greener pastures, it seems John Obi Mikel, who joined the club in 2006, is finally going to switch to UAE side Al-Ain.

The terms of the deal or transfer figures have not been disclosed yet, but it seems Mourinho is finally ready to place the faith that he has so consistently placed on Mikel, on someone else. While any loyalists would be teary-eyed to see the back of Mikel, a number of fans would breathe a sigh of relief, often having wondered what Mourinho saw in the Nigerian midfielder.

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, who displayed sizzling form in the second half of the last season, seems to have caught the fancy of Chelsea boss Mourinho, who wants to add the striker to the list even though the word is that Radamel Falcao is almost ready to make a move to the current Premier League champions. The striker is not too keen on signing a new contract at Villa Park. And with Liverpool unwilling to meet his £32 million release clause, Chelsea have emerged as front runners to land the rising star.  Please follow us on Facebook.

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