THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — Andriy Shevchenko is returning to Dynamo Kiev on a two-year contract after an unsuccessful three-year spell with Chelsea.
The move returns the former European player of the year to the club where he started his career — and where he left 10 years ago to join AC Milan.
The Ukrainian club announced the widely expected move on its website Saturday.
The 32-year-old Shevchenko failed to make an impact in the Premier League despite costing a club-record 30 million pounds (C$53 million) when he joined from Milan.
Chelsea had won the Premier League title for two straight years when it signed Shevchenko in the hope of bolstering its team and competing for the Champions League.
But Shevchenko scored just four goals in 30 Premier League games as Manchester United regained the title in 2007 and Chelsea lost to Liverpool in the Champions League semifinals.
The Ukraine striker spent last season on loan at Milan.