Footy Talk: Football news and rumours - 29th December 2016

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Updated: 29 December 2016 15:02 IST - Published: December, 29 2016 10:39 AM IST

FUN FACT:

AC Milan sold Aubameyang for £1m in 2011 because he 'wasn't good enough'! Now he's in stunning form for Borussia Dortmund as AC Milan hunt for a prolific striker.

When the luck is on your side..pic.twitter.com/mbIRq7Kbkb
— Football Expose (@FootballExpose) December 29, 2016

10 - There have been 10 comeback wins in the Premier League in December 2016 - the last month to see more was December 2013 (12). Gifts.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 28, 2016

VERON IS BACK FROM RETIREMENT!

Ex-Manchester United and Chelsea player, Juan Sebastian Verón, has come out of retirement at the age of 41 and signed for Estudiantes!

Veron hung up his boots two years ago and is currently the president Estudiantes. He promised to play in 2017 Copa Libertadores if fans bought 65% of the boxes at the club's new stadium and has now fulfilled his promise.

The former Manchester United player's first match will be on 8 January against Bayer Leverkusen in the Florida Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo: “The people who still doubt me, Real Madrid and the national team, they now have the proof. We won everything.”

TEVEZ COMPLETES CHINA MOVE

Carlos Tevez has officially signed for Shanghai Shenhua from Boca Juniors. The former Manchester United and Manchester City striker will earn a reported £34.4m a season at Shanghai Shenhua, a deal that would make him the highest paid footballer in the world.

Breaking down Carlos Tevez's reported wages at Shanghai Shenhua:

£2.86m a month
£660k a week
£94.2k a day
£3.92k an hour
£65 a minute

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