The Carlos Tevez transfer saga has gone on for far too long. The same re-cycled quotes and regurgitated stories have long become monotonous. As some of the most loyal fans in the world I think we deserve an answer to put an end to the ongoing mess.
To me it seems obvious that he will go, or at least he wants to go. Any player being linked away from a club they loved would quickly release a statement to silence the press and put a quick holt to the stories. Tevez has released enough statements and seems less than picky about who in the media he talks to. A lot of City fans are holding out hope that he will stay with us next season but I think the only way that would possibly happen is that he would have no takers, none at least who are willing to pay a transfer fee which would surely break records (even more so now considering Jordan Henderson is worth £20m and Phil Jones reported at £16m - would must Tevez be worth?)
Tevez could quite reasonably argue that he has done the job he came to City to do. When we signed him he was the first of the revolution and a major catalyst in the transformation of the club. Carlos promised us a trophy and champions league football and in the past year he has captained us to both, giving 100% every game and scoring an unbelievable amount of goals in the process. So why would he want to leave? he has consistently blamed the lack of contact with his wife and Children, which begs the question ‘how would moving to Madrid or Milan help?’
In terms of him leaving I think a lot of City fans feel the same, he is a quality player and without a doubt he would be a massive loss, but that’s as far as it goes. No longer are the days at MCFC where a player is bigger than the club. Nicolas Anelka. Whilst Tevez is certainly one of our best, the club is in a position of strength. Without the financial needs to sell our players we are in a great position to hold on to anyone who has signed a contract.
If Carlos was to come out and say he has achieved what he wanted at City and that he needs a new challenge then I don’t know many City fans that would stand in his way. Having given us what he has over the last 2 years, including the ‘Welcome to Manchester’ campaign and a couple of brilliant digs at ‘them’ then we can only be grateful. It hasn’t quite worked out that way and the long dragged out saga that has made us into a media circus continues. The disruption can’t be good for the rest of the squad and it has been reported that other players are already becoming tired of Tevez liberties.
If Carlos was to leave then we would definitely need to replace him, which would be difficult. There is no player available who offers the work rate and class combination that Tevez does. With the funds we have available I’m sure Mancini has his targets lined up and it should be just a matter of time now until he starts hitting them.
So Carlos, whether you decide to stay or whether your departure is inevitable, the least the fans deserve is the truth.
What do you make of the Tevez saga? will he stay or will he go?
