Whilst Manchester United always want to cling on to their best players, but when you have enough respect for someone, you have to respect their decision. At the end of the 1997 season when Eric Cantona decided to hang up his boots, whilst we desperately wanted him to stay, we couldn’t begrudge wanting him to leave when he did.
Carlos Tevez has made no secret of the fact that he wants to return to Argentina at the end of his career, returning to his beloved club, Boca Juniors.
“I would like to play four or five more years in Europe,” Tevez said back in January. “I would love this to happen at Manchester United and then go back to Argentina. I know I will finish my career at Boca. No doubt about it. I do not imagine myself retiring without winning one more title there.”
It seems as though he’s had a change of heart though.
“I cannot ever imagine leaving Manchester United,” said Tevez. “I am in the perfect situation. My family is settled and very happy in England and my relationship with the club is perfect. Patrice Evra is my closest friend but the feeling I get from all the players is something I’ve not experienced before. I want to get the contract sorted and play for United for the rest of my career.”
With most United fans believing that Cristiano Ronaldo will be heading for Real Madrid next summer, Sir Alex Ferguson spoke about the potential for the player to stay longer.
“As he gets older I think he will appreciate being here more and more,” he said. “The longer people stay at this club you tend to not want to leave. Rio Ferdinand is an obvious example of that. But really I’m just pleased we have managed to put all this Real Madrid stuff to bed. They know what they are dealing with now.”
I imagine all fans feel there is something special about their club, but of course, we’re the only ones who are actually right. I jest, kind of, but undeniably there is going to be so much appeal about our club. To play in front of the biggest crowd in England, with the fans worshipping you, for a club with a magical history, and the potential to win something every season, is certainly going to bowl players over.
There aren’t many clubs who cling on to players for as long as United do. That can’t just be a coincidence. By and large, our players don’t just love playing football, but they love playing football for Manchester United.
Fergie has built something special with our club which hopefully with his future involvement, along with that of Sir Bobby Charlton, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Bryan Robson, Brian McClair, and possibly the likes of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, will continue for a long time.
“Alex is very good with me and I really feel he loves me as a person,” Tevez said. “He is always a gentleman in the changing room. He has a lot of money but is very modest. I like people like him.”
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im speechless but in a good way.
Its nice to hear words like that it means the player care about the club
not only the money.
Good to hear…
I am honestly worried about the fucking around with signing him permanently though. Lets get that sorted.
Am on cloud no9,i love this guy.
Great news indeed!
There isn’t another player in the world that i have wanted us to sign as much as i wanted us to sign this little fella. When he went to WestHam i was both amazed and gutted. But to have him here now is just fantastic. I remember seeing his at Boca as a kid. Wanted him at United since then, but seeing him at his Corinthians unvieling wearing a United shirt just cemented what i already knew….he was destined to play for us. Only one place suitable for a warrior like him to play.
This may sound offpoint but it’s as every bit as important.what’s happening to rooney?this guy’s game has changed drastically over the past 2 years.rooney hardly takes on defenders again,rarely has a go at goal from outside the box,etc.i think this immunity of the first team should stop.i think he is enjoying a bit more privillege than he should get.rooney please wake up!
Yawn.
My only worry is that the wrong manager is brought in after Sir Alex and the players begin to leave the club because of the loss of someone amazing. This kind of happened with Sir Busby but hopefully we can look back on history. But I am really happy to see Carlitos committed to United.
I actually agree with Peejay: *Yawn*, i can’t believe after the Ronaldo saga, any United fan would still be gullible enough to fall for the “I want to stay for life” or “I love this club and cannot imagine leaving” crap. Football players(except for some) care for themselves and themselves only. I plan to be a United fan forever too, so I’ll wait and see how long “forever” is.
tevez has way more integrity than ronaldo . please do not compare him to that guy . also , i do not see the need for ronaldo to even be mentioned in this article . we should be celebrating tevez’s commitment , not debating ronaldo’s potential love for our club .
Brilliant. Just Brilliant.
I’ve always wanted to see this guy in the United shirt, and when it was announced last summer that we were going to sign him, I was overjoyed. He is a great player and his committment is amazing. Hearing comments like that only makes me love the guy even more. I sincerely hope we get this permanent deal sorted as soon as possible.
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I gotta agree, we need to sign him up in the next two weeks. What ever it takes we need to make it happen. He is such an example to the younger players of how much work it takes to be successful. He and Park work there tales of every single game and never take a moment off. If he wants to stay in Manchester for his career I am all for it, I hope one day he earns the label “legend.” If he continues to bring this form he will certainly help our team win trophies as he did with big last minute goals and a winner against Liverpool.
last paragraph comments..about alex in the changing room/ his money/good man…a tad wierd..lol
anyway i love carlitos…sign him permanently asap
He is much more important of a player than many recognise for United. To get him on board on a long-term basis will be excellent.
he’s not even 100% a manchester united player and he talks about united with more pride than 60% of footballers talk about there team
it’s funny how Tevez has been linked to a move to Wastelands only a day or so after he spoke about how much he loves United.
They never learn.
All newspapers and all those related to Citeh, take a look at what Tevez has said and stop your bullshit. You are making an even bigger embarrassment out of yourselves as it is!
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