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Estudiantes<br />

Juan Sebastián Verón to return for Estudiantes<br />

and donate pay to club<br />

• <strong>The</strong> 41-year-old Argentinian announced his retirement in 2014<br />

• Club chairman Verón signs an 18-month playing contract<br />

Juan Sebastián Verón has returned to the club where he began his career in 1994. Photograph: Gabriel<br />

Rossi/STF/LatinContent/Getty Images<br />

Lawrence Ostlere<br />

Wednesday 28 December <strong>2016</strong> 16.53 GMT Last modified on Wednesday 28 December <strong>2016</strong><br />

17.15 GMT<br />

Estudiantes have confirmed Juan Sebastián Verón’s return to football two years after he announced his<br />

retirement. <strong>The</strong> 41-year-old has signed an 18-month contract to play for his hometown club on a<br />

minimal wage which will be given back to Estudiantes.<br />

Verón, who began his career at Estudiantes in 1994, is currently the Argentinian club’s chairman and<br />

promised he would play again if supporters bought 65% of viewing boxes at their stadium.<br />

Juan Sebastián Verón leads Estudiantes to<br />

Copa Libertadores triumph<br />

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<strong>The</strong> former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder will be eligible for the team’s Primera<br />

División campaign in which they have recently dropped from top of the table to fourth following a run<br />

of disappointing results, and he will also be available to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores.

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