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Juan Roman Riquelme completed his transfer back to Boca Juniors from Villarreal on Thursday.
The 29-year-old Argentina playmaker told reporters at the team's Bombonera stadium he was pleased to be back after signing a 30-month contract to stay with Boca until 2010.
"I'm having a really good day... I've come back to my home, my club and I'm going to be lucky enough to put on the shirt that I've missed a lot for several months," he said.
Riquelme, the fulcrum of the Argentina side that reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, fell out with Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini last year and has not played in the Spanish league this season. However, he has featured strongly in Argentina's four 2010 World Cup qualifying games, scoring four goals.
Riquelme returned to Boca on loan in February and helped them win the Copa Libertadores for the sixth time. At the end of the five-month loan, Boca said they could not afford to bring Riquelme back permanently but they, Villarreal and the player have now agreed a deal reported in Argentine media to be worth around $15 million.
Riquelme left Boca in 2002 to join Barcelona. He struggled to hold down a first-team place under Louis van Gaal, however, and moved to Villarreal the following year, initially on loan.
It's a shame though he won't be allowed to play the Club World Championship. Anyway, I'll be supporting Boca and I hope Kaká et al choke, as Brazilian players usually do when playing against the Xeneizes.
Riquelme completes return to Boca Juniors 
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