The player's most iconic return to the club takes time

Nobody knows the career of a football player. Some are able to survive into old age, some quickly retire due to injury, and some return to clubs that have made their name.

In today's discussion, the starting eleven will present the player's most iconic return to his old club.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan)

Zlatan Ibrahmovic was just officially introduced by AC Milan to the public in January 2020. He has a short contract until the end of the 2019-2020 season.

This is the second period in a Milan shirt. Previously, Zlatan Ibrahimovic defended il Diavolo Rosso in the 2010 to 2012 season.

During two seasons for AC Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 56 goals in 85 matches in all competitions. Ibracadabra helped Milan win the 2010-2011 Serie A trophy and the 2011 Italian Super Cup.

Ibra admitted that even though his level is no longer the same, he will always fight to restore Milan's glory. The Swedish player also feels happy to be back at the club that once made his name.

Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

In 2014, Didier Drogba officially signed a one-year contract with Chelsea. Practically, this will be his second period with the blue team.

The Ivory Coast footballer has helped Chelsea win 10 trophies in the 2004-2012 period and is on a free transfer after leaving Galatasaray.

Drogba, who was previously king at Chelsea, admitted that Mourinho's factor was the cause of his return to Stamford Bridge. Drogba, who joined Chelsea from Marseille on a £ 24 million transfer in July 2004, won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and the Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge.

After returning to London, he added another Premier League trophy.

Thierry Henry (Arsenal)

Thierry Henry officially rejoined Arsenal as a loan player from the New York Red Bulls, in 2012. Henry, who was 34 years old at the time, has been training with the Gunners since the Major League Soccer (MLS) season ended in November 2011, and at the same time received an award to unveil a statue of himself in front of the Emirates Stadium.

The France international forward has previously made 370 appearances for Arsenal and is the most fertile goalscorer in the club's history with 226 goals. He was a member of Arsenal when the club won the double title in 2002, and when the Gunners went on a season without defeat at all in 2004.

Even though he is no longer able to contribute a trophy, at least Henry can still score one goal in the process of returning to the bullet warehouse team.

Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid)

Fernando Jose Torres Sanz has signed a year-long contract with Spanish capital club Atletico Madrid following the expiration of the striker's contract with Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. He admitted that he was happy to be at Atletico, which was his childhood club.

Torres joined Atletico on loan from AC Milan in January 2015, but scored just six goals in 27 appearances before the end of the 2014-2015 season.

Torres first joined Atletico at the age of 11 and made his first team debut at 17 against Leganes in 2011.

In 2007 he left Atletico for the English Premier League to join Liverpool FC. In 2011 he signed to Chelsea and in 2014 was loaned to Milan.

Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund)

Right in June 2016, Dortmund gave an announcement regarding the recruitment of Goetze. The player is bound by a 4-year contract. At that time, Goetze became the second player from Bayern to come to Dortmund in the summer of 2016. Previously, Sebastian Rode had already landed at Signal Iduna Park.

Goetze left Dortmund in 2013 after being signed off by Bayern. Together with the club nicknamed The Bavarians, the 24-year-old attacking midfielder scored 36 goals in 114 appearances.

Goetze's big name in Dortmund. Making his debut in 2009, he successfully lifted the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal trophies. Together with Dortmund, Goetze also reached the 2012-2013 Champions League final. However, his dream of winning the title was dashed after being frustrated by Bayern.

Wayne Rooney (Everton)

In July 2017, Manchester United's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney, returned to join Everton, the club he left 13 years earlier, for an undisclosed contract value.

Rooney played for Manchester United 559 times and scored 253 goals. He also won five Premier League titles and one-time Champions League, European League and FA Cup after joining United from Everton in 2004 for a transfer value of 27 million pounds, or around 466 billion rupiah.

Rooney's return to his home club at that time coincided with an agreement between Manchester United and Everton striker who is also a Belgian national team player, Romelu Lukaku, worth 1.2 trillion rupiah.

Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)

After defending Chelsea for three years, Diego Costa has agreed an agreement with Atletico Madrid regarding his move. The Brazilian player was declared to have officially returned to the Wanda Metropolitano as of January 2018.

Costa returns to Atletico with a tag of 65 million euros, or around 1.02 trillion rupiah. During his time with Chelsea, the player who is now 31 years old has made 120 appearances and scored 59 goals.

From 2010 to 2014, Costa wore a white red shirt and won the Copa del Rey trophy as well as the European Super Cup.

Paul Pogba (Manchester United)

Paul Pogba said “the time has come to return to Old Trafford” after completing a £ 89 million transfer, making him the world's most expensive player.

At that time, in 2016, the French midfielder returned after four years leaving Manchester United to join Juventus, for a fee of just 1.5 million pounds.

Pogba made 178 appearances for Juventus, scoring 34 goals and reaching the Champions League final in 2015.

Joining United from French club Le Havre in 2009 at the age of 16, Pogba only appeared in a few games before his contract expired in July 2012, and moved to Juventus because he felt that the then manager of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, did not appreciate him.

Ricardo Kaka (AC Milan)

In 2013, AC Milan officially brought back Riccardo Kaka. The return of Kaka at that time was good news for Rossoneri fans.

Kaka was previously a Milanisti idol in the 2003-2009 era, where the Brazilian player contributed to presenting the Serie A and Champions League trophies. It was also with Milan that Kaka won the Ballon d'Or trophy in 2007.

Kaka decided to leave Madrid because he never got the chance to play regularly. Together with coach Carlo Ancelotti, who in fact was his former mentor at Milan, Kaka also did not get the trust.

Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

At the beginning of the 2019 season, Borussia Dortmund officially brought back Mats Hummels from Bayern Munich for a transfer value of 38 million euros, equivalent to 527 billion rupiah.

Hummels is not a stranger to the Dortmund public because he has been wearing a Die Borussen uniform for eight years. He successfully led Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles, the German Cup and the German Super Cup.

The defender for the German national team only joined Munich about three years ago. Hummels immediately became a mainstay at the heart of the defense with Jerome Boateng. During his three years in Munich uniform, Hummels played in 74 matches and presented seven titles, including the Bundesliga trophy.

However, Hummels began to lose his place in the first team when Niko Kovac was in charge of Die Roten. The decision to return to Signal Iduna Park made him follow in the footsteps of Mario Goetze who did the same in the previous season.

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