AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf believes Andriy Shevchenko will be able to put his Chelsea nightmare behind him and get back to his world-beating best as he returns to the San Siro.

Shevchenko endured two disappointing years at Stamford Bridge following a big-money move from Milan but sealed a return to Serie A when the two clubs agreed a deal yesterday - although it is still subject to a medical tomorrow.

Seedorf played with the Ukraine striker for four seasons at the San Siro and believes he will prove his doubters wrong as he returns to the scene of his greatest triumphs.

'Now Andriy will certainly be very motivated and he will have the desire to demonstrate that he is not that which we have seen in London and that he is a true footballer,' he said.

The Blues signed the Ukraine international in the summer of 2006 but he failed to live up to his reputation as the world's finest striker.

The former European footballer of the year scored just four league goals in the 2006-07 campaign and five last season as injuries and form undermined his impact in west London.

Kakha Kaladze spent six seasons with Shevchenko, including one at Dynamo Kiev and is sure he will return to his best.

'I am happy to be able to embrace Sheva once again,' he said. 'For us footballers it is not nice to not find yourself in form, now Andriy can return to form with us.'

Shevchenko will have a medical tomorrow and if all goes to plan he will link up with his new team-mates on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old could make his long-awaited return to the Rossoneri team in the first game of the season - at home to Bologna on August 31.

And Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, the man who brought Shevchenko to the San Siro the first time around, is delighted to have the club's second-most prolific goalscorer of all-time at his disposal once more.

'I am happy to welcome back Andriy who Milan strongly wanted,' he said. 'I think he can be useful to us as he was in the past.'

I think he's right about Sheva... being around his old teammates will provide a lot of inspiration...

Not to mention, players that will actually make a good pass to him when he gets into great positions like he always does.

I've watched him at Chelsea when he's played. He always gets into great positions in acres of space to recieve the ball, yet never did get it, either Lampard tries to shoot from 40 yards out or they punt it up to Drogba

THat's why he didn't do well there... I can't wait to see him in the red and black again... I forgive him... I just want to see him again. Two years in the waiting...

carlo didnt bring sheva to milan or did he??

wasn't sheva there before carlo?

Yes and yes. The article's got it wrong. If memory serves, Carletto was playing with the zebras when Shevchenko first came to Milan.

thanks i remember in max's video of sheva (i still watch it regularly as a reference tools for strikers on my team He was scoring under maldini sr

Alberto Zaccheroni brought Sheva in 1999. Carlo came in 2001.

I kinda remember Zaccheroni's 3-4-3... that's an unusual formation...

Well,...Silvio brought Sheva. Zacch just,...played him in pair with Bierhoff..
But it was a great trio, the Sheva-Weah-Hoff period...

Of course, I meant in term of which coach was in charge. We were following Sheva for a few years before he moved...

Could you upload that for everyone to download Blue? I have been wanting to see it but I don't have it on my hard drive anymore. I have also gotten some requests. I would appreciate it.

+1. I missed it the last time around, my Internet was giving trouble at time (I was on dial-up). Then I lost the link. So if you can take time out to upload it for everyone, it'd be a job very well done.

Which Sheva video will this be? The one where he scores against Kahn?? With the orchestral score playing?

sure max i will do it sometime this week. By the way the video is legendary!

I doubt that Ance does not welcome Sheva indeed. I heard some rumours that he doesn't like Sheva in past (before we parted). During the transfer, he always said that Sheva won't come. Maybe Sheva will be bench again

Orchestra, yes. I only have about 10 seconds of it download (wmv file, I reckon) on my alternate hard disk. Frigging dial-up. Now that I have DSL I can't quite find the link.

Bluesummers to the rescue!

Now you've got me worried. That would so not be good.

I will upload it in a hour or so

Can't wait.

No Milan player is better at saying the right things than Seedorf.

I can so Fully AGREE with this, many times when I would watch his games at Chelsea, there would be sooo many instances where if he was at Milan he would have gotten the ball and scored. (Guranteed - No questions asked!)
But instead he would be left out of the play completely, and he would have to look for the ball to be deflected, or get a rebound in order to get a touch. (Quite Ridiculous Actually... Anyhow imo it worked out for the best, Sheva has more than learn't his lesson, and if all goes well he will revive his career at Milan)

My Last Word: Fcvk Chelsea!!!

Don't worry..Sheva is back..Its a pity we won't meet Chelsea till next year...If not i would have wanted Sheva to score against chelsea and show them wat real talent means...I mean he has when he was in milan before he left..and he scored a freekick against chelsea...Sheva is back and talent doesn't just go like that...especially goal scoring talent..

+1 class is permanent form is temporary.

Why not? If Chelsea finish 3rd in the CL group stage then they'll get to play in the UEFA Cup. Impossible is Nothing

Lol. That's not likely.