ANYONE who remembers watching the Premier League just after the turn of the Millennium will remember Juan Sebastian Veron.
The Argentine midfielder played for Manchester United for two years between 2001 and 2003 before joining Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea regime for four seasons from 2003 to 2007.
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And now, after two years off, the 41-year-old is back in football.
Veron has signed an 18-month deal with his first club, and the last team he played for before retiring in 2014, Estudiantes.
The Argentine club announced the news on their website, and also said his salary would be ‘donated to the promotion of the activities and disciplines of the club.’
He last played professional football for Estudiantes back in 2014, but has been with amateur side Estrella de Berisso this year.
His spell under Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford wasn’t the most fruitful as he struggled to find his feet in the Premier League.
But arguably his most memorable moment in English football came on his debut for Chelsea in 2003, when he scored in a 2-1 win at Anfield in the first game of Abramovich’s era at Stamford Bridge.
Once he retired in 2014, Veron became chairman of his boyhood club Estudiantes.
And the former Argentina international vowed that he would play again if fans bought a 65 per cent stake in the club’s ground.
Speaking last month, Estudiantes midfielder Israel Damonte said: “Veron told us he wants to return, that from January he will return as a player.
“He will play from January for the championship and Copa Libertadores in 2017.”
Now, the 41-year-old has honoured that promise.
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