BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Colombia international midfielder Juan Fernando Quintero is set to return to River Plate, a year after leaving the Argentine club to join Shenzhen FC.
The 28-year-old is a free agent after parting ways with the Chinese Super League side by mutual consent this week, according to TyC Sports.
It added that the playmaker would travel to Buenos Aires on Monday (January 10) after visiting his family in the Colombian city of Medellin.
Quintero made just 21 appearances for Shenzhen after joining the club in February.
Reports of his imminent return to River Plate caused commotion among the club's fans on social media on Wednesday.
The former Porto player earned icon status at River after scoring the decisive goal in his team's extra-time victory over rivals Boca Juniors in the 2018 Copa Libertadores final.
Quintero has represented the Buenos Aires outfit 61 times across all competitions and scored 12 goals.
He is expected to be River's third signing of the pre-season, joining Tomas Pochettino and Emanuel Mammana. Enditem
