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Updated January 24th, 2020 at 17:04 IST

New LA Galaxy striker Chicharito talks about retirement

The newest star for the LA Galaxy, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, was introduced to the media in Los Angeles on Thursday

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The newest star for the LA Galaxy, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, was introduced to the media in Los Angeles on Thursday (23 January).

Hernandez signed a contract with the Galaxy for three years, with an option for a fourth. He will be paid an annual base salary of $6 million USD.

The 31-year-old Mexican left Sevilla to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored 52 goals in 56 matches as LA's striker the last two seasons before deciding to return to AC Milan.

When Chicharito's YouTube reality show released an episode Wednesday in which Hernandez told his father that moving to the Galaxy was ``like the beginning of my retirement,'' fans and critics immediately seized on the term often used to denigrate MLS.

Chicharito explained himself with a smile before he held aloft his Galaxy jersey and formally began his next chapter.

"In my country, we love and we are, like, obsessed with drama and excess,'' Hernandez said, clarifying that he only meant he had finished the European portion of his career.

"They don't really listen to what I said at the beginning of the retirement (comment). This retirement could last 10 years. That word is strong for them when I mention (retirement), but it's just the beginning of that. Hopefully this beginning is going to last so long.''

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Published January 24th, 2020 at 17:04 IST

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