Football: Reyes seeks move back to Sevilla
Local media have reported that Sevilla will pay Atletico €3.5 million to take Reyes back.
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 2nd, 2012.
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 2nd, 2012.