Football: Reyes seeks move back to Sevilla

MADRID: Winger Jose Antonio Reyes has told Atletico Madrid’s new manager Diego Simeone he wants to return to his boyhood club Sevilla. The 27-year-old former Arsenal player, a Seville native, has decided to leave even though Simeone was counting on him and added that his father’s health had been a factor in his decision to seek a move. “I always wanted to return to Sevilla, it’s an exciting goal for me to return to the team that gave me the chance to become a professional,” said Reyes. Local media have reported that Sevilla will pay Atletico €3.5 million to take Reyes back.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 2^nd,  2012.