Has Carlos Tevez Made a Mistake by Turning Down Manchester United?
by Christian Bailey on June 22nd, 2009 410 words | 12 commentsHas Carlos opted for finance over ambition?
Manchester United have confirmed that Carlos Tevez is leaving the club.
United were willing to pay the £25.5m to turn the striker’s two-year loan move into a permanent five-year deal but Tevez, 25, has decided to move on.
“Disappointingly, his advisors informed the club that he does not wish to continue playing for Manchester United,” read a United statement.
“The club thanks Carlos for his services over the last two seasons and wishes him good luck for the future.” (BBC Sport)
To there you have it, Carlito has played his last game for Man United, but it does seem that he has decided to leave either on grounds of not being guaranteed a regular first team start of because he wanted more money. You decide which you feel is more likely!
United have confirmed that the new deal offered to the Argentine would have seen him become one of the club’s biggest earners and the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has left would only have given the former West Ham man more of a chance to shine in the first eleven so can we deduce that he decided that the money he could get from the likes of Chelsea or Manchester City were just too good to turn down and if so does that make him the latest in a long line of football mercenaries?
Confusingly he has stated that he would not dream of joining arch rivals Liverpool out of loyalty to his former employers and their fans but he apparently has no qualms about joining the Eastlands outfit who unless he was brain dead would realise were also a club that don’t exactly inspire love and adoration from the Red Devils masses!
At least a move to Liverpool would’ve indicated that he wished to join the next most competitive team in the Premier League and therefore shown a modicum of ambition but instead he looks set to opt for a huge pay day at the other two pretenders to the crown.
Tevez has a great deal of admirers at Old Trafford but recent quotes attributed to the striker and the whole debacle that has unfolded in recent weeks would have greatly damaged his standing amongst his former adoring public. I personally wish him well but believe he has made a mistake by leaving the club and seemingly planning on joining one of our title rivals to boot!
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kermit - June 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 am
carlos tevez made a mistake in saying he wouldnt opt to join liverpool so as not to disrespect man utd fans,, instead he has joined manchester city??????????
my guess being he would have joined liverpool had mascherano not been off to different shores
Paddy - June 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 am
^^^^^^^^^^Exactly.Man City are nearly bigger rivals than Liverpool!!!
5 times - June 22nd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
In Respect to Man United?Did they Respect him?Left him on the bench for Berbeflop.
Irish scouser - June 22nd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
haha manure are falling apart the scum fuckers tevez made up aload of bullshit he’s only in it for the money.
Anonymous - June 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 pm
no way man united r done…finished. they have had there time in the spot light now its time for them to fade away. ronaldos gone tevez going, no good players cumin in this transfer window …. i think they will get fourth spot next season in the table.
arsenal to win the league 09/10
Drogba's a diving nonce - June 22nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
LOL…Nice one Carlos….the world laughs again at the plight of scumchester united…lol
calvo - June 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Considering what Utd have won the infrastructure the size of the club…do you really think that a player who was on loan to us and a player who you probably thought would not replace Beckham really make you think that Utd are over??
So Ronaldo has gone what for nothing….?or for 80million???
Perhaps that means a better position for Rooney(and THATS equally important to Utd)
Tevez not signing means Utd have saved 25 million(and he was a 3rd choice striker).
Titles are not won in the summer and apart from Madrid and Man City no one has really done anything in the transfer market.
As for whether Tevez has made a mistake,time will tell.
He wants what Utd cannot give him and thats guaranteed starts.
Unfortunately if he went to Chelsea that would be the same and if he went to City could they guarantee any consistent success.
I would have liked Tevez to stay but there are plenty of players to buy who can do a similar job.
sir alex (SAF) - June 22nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
never mind, we tried our best to buy carlos
now im doing my best to please the fans by bringing such talant like benzema,ribary,sliva,valencia,maicon and the real RONALDO EL FENOMENO
all the best Sir Alex Freguson
p.s and maybe the freak peter crouch would add a touch of magic to our strike force
TEDSUZUKI - June 22nd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Well said Kermit and Tevez’s agent has been trying to tell the world the move is not money motivated. Why would you move to Man City then?
Fact - June 22nd, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Greedy cunt.
Anonymous - June 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 am
Tevez is a fukin leech, Berbatov was playin so much better n scoring goals so ov course Berbatov will start infront ov Tevez,,…. He’s goal scoring ratio was poor…. Fuk him, dnt need him, If Benzema comes dat would b awesome, I’d like 2 c Valencia, Silva n Maicon at Old Trafford….
Tevez was gr8, but in it 4 d money, bloody gallah!!
Rafa Benitez - June 25th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Old whiskey nose has been drinking again!
Who the fuck is Ribary and Sliva?
All the best
RAFA