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Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez has confirmed to local media his move to Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, telling the LA Times on Tuesday: "It was the right time, the right opportunity."
LA Galaxy have yet to officially confirm the transfer but the Times published an interview with the 31-year-old in which he spoke about his excitement at moving to MLS, and he was pictured wearing his new club's jersey.
"I'm going to be playing," the newspaper reports Hernandez as saying.
"That's what I want in my life. People are going to say it was because I couldn't make it [in Europe], but sometimes in football there are things that are not in your hands.
"The last two years, the managers decided on giving confidence to other players rather than me. And now, the L.A. Galaxy, the manager of the club and the league, are telling me, 'Look, Javier, we want to give you all the trust, all the confidence to help us,' and that's why I'm taking this opportunity."
Hernandez also said he had spoken to LA Galaxy's Jonathan Dos Santos about the move to MLS.
"Jonathan told me the league is very underrated," Hernandez said. "I really believe you don't go there to retire."
The transfer, while not officially confirmed by either Sevilla, LA Galaxy or MLS, will conclude the league's seemingly annual pursuit of Hernandez, who in past years has been linked with Orlando City SC and the Chicago Fire. The interest always seemed to be on the part of MLS and not Hernandez, however, with the player intent on maximizing his time in Europe.
But Hernandez failed to settle with Sevilla following his summer move from English Premier League side West Ham United, scoring just one goal in nine league appearances, while netting another two in six cup matches. With Hernandez trying to squeeze one more World Cup out of his international career, playing time is paramount, and the Galaxy should be able to provide him with that.
"I'm going to be able to play in front of a lot of Mexican fans, Galaxy fans, American fans," Hernandez added. "That's what's great about football. They give you a lot of opportunities."
The fact he will be playing in the Los Angeles area makes Hernandez -- Mexico's all-time leading scorer with 52 goals -- an immediate marquee attraction, filling at least some of the vacuum created by the departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
After breaking in with Liga MX side Chivas de Guadalajara in 2006 and spending four years with the club, Hernandez has spent the bulk of his career in Europe, playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham and Sevilla.
At club level, Hernandez has scored 156 goals in 424 club appearances. He was on two Premier League-winning sides with Manchester United in 2010-11 and 2012-13, as well as winning the 2006 Apertura with Chivas.
At international level, he has been part of three World Cup squads with Mexico, making 109 appearances.
Information from ESPN's Jeff Carlisle was used in this report.
Source: espn.co.uk