BUENOS AIRES: 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.