It was confirmed today that Chicharito is returning to Guadalajara as a free agent after recovering from a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with MLS side LA Galaxy last June.
The transfer represents a homecoming to Mexican football for the ‘Little Pea’, who graduated from the Chivas youth set-up and hails from a proud sporting family; both his grandfather and father represented their beloved country at World Cups in 1954 and 1986, respectively.
Memorably, Chicharito agreed to a shock transfer from Chivas to United on 8 April 2010, in a deal that was announced the day after our dramatic Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.