Carlos Tevez has been told to terminate his contract with Juventus to complete a return to his former club Boca Juniors in Argentina . The former Manchester City striker 's deal with the Serie A champions does not expire until the end of next season but he has reportedly told the club he wishes to leave this summer . Boca have confirmed they are close to completing a deal for the 31-year-old , but club president Daniel Angelici has stressed that Tevez must terminate his contract with the Italians first . Carlos Tevez has shocked Juventus by suggesting he wants to leave the club this summer . Tevez is on course to win a second Serie A title with the Old Lady and still has a shot at European glory . 'We must be careful ' , Angelici told TYC Sports . 'We know that he wants to return to Argentina with Boca Juniors but he must first terminate his contract with Juventus , which runs until 2016 . 'We are close to sealing his return and it will be done shortly . ' The Argentina international joined Boca 's youth academy in 1996 and went on to score 26 league goals in 76 appearances for the club before joining Corinthians in 2005 . Although Juventus are reluctant to lose the league 's top scorer - Tevez has netted 17 times this season - they have accepted the player wants to leave and have already started identifying potential replacements . Italian paper Tuttosport claims the 31-year-old has already decided to leave the club this summer . Tevez has always said he intends to finish his career back at his first club Boca Juniors in Argentina . Carlos Tevez 17 . Mauro Icardi 16 . Jeremy Menez 16 . Tevez 's international manager Tata Martino claims any potential move would have no bearing on the player 's Argentina future . 'The most important thing for me is that Tevez continues to play as well as he is at the moment , ' Martino told Italian paper Tuttosport . 'It does n't matter whether that 's at Juventus or Boca . Only he 'll know what 's best for his future . ' I will say this , though : Juventus are a great team , but so are Boca Juniors . It would n't be a step down . '
Carlos Tevez has reportedly told Juventus he wants to return to Argentina . Former Manchester City star wants to play for former club Boca Juniors . Club president Daniel Angelici urges striker to cancel his contract first .