Carlos Tevez hands in written transfer request at Manchester City

• Argentinian reportedly unhappy at being so far from daughters
• News emerges hours after City move level with leaders


Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini Carlos Tevez is said to have been unhappy with the negative tactics of Manchester City's manager, Roberto Mancini. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images

Carlos Tevez has handed in a written transfer request to Manchester City amid growing turmoil in his private life and a less than amicable relationship with Roberto Mancini. Player and manager clashed in public last week when Tevez was taken off in the final minutes against Bolton.

It is not known exactly what Tevez's plans are; he desperately misses his two daughters who are back home in Argentina, and returning to South America is one option, as is retirement, even though in an interview with City's club magazine published earlier this week, Tevez insisted he had no such intentions.

There is also the deteriorating relationship with Mancini. The Italian may have made Tevez his captain at the start of the season but there is no particular bond between the pair.

A short break in Argentina did little to silence rumours about the pair not seeing eye to eye . They exchanged angry words on the touchline at Bolton, with Tevez clearly annoyed at Mancini's decision to replace him with James Milner despite the fact he had scored the only goal. Subsequently, Tevez did not attend the players' Christmas party.

If Tevez does leave, it will blow a considerable hole in City's Premier League title challenge.

Although the striker missed yesterday's 3-1 win at West Ham – which left City joint top of the Premier League – because of suspension, he has been a hugely influential figure since his controversial move from Manchester United 18 months ago.

His winner against Bolton was his 39th goal in 60 appearances for the club, emphasising just how much they rely on his output.

As doubts remain over the maturity of the 20-year-old Mario Balotelli in the wake of the Italian's petulant reaction to being substituted for his own good at Upton Park, and Emmanuel Adebayor seemingly destined to leave in January after failing to make the bench yesterday, losing Tevez would be destabilising.

It would also be unpopular among the City faithful, who have taken the 26-year-old to their hearts and would be distraught if Tevez were merely moving on to another club.

It is uncertain whether that will be the case, although there are only a select few in Europe, including Chelsea, Read Madrid, Barcelona and Inter, who could afford the player if City were to demand the full market rate of at least £30m.

Tevez's controversial third-party ownership status – that caused West Ham so many problems when he arrived in England in 2005 – has now been scrapped, meaning City will not be prepared to accept a cut-price deal.

They had hoped an offer of £250,000 a week would have soothed him, but it seems he is determined to leave.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/11/carlos-tevez-transfer-request-manchester-city

Am praying that he dose leave. So that spurs will beat city to fourth place.

manmustwac:

Am praying that he dose leave. So that spurs will beat city to fourth place.

and CHELSEA BEATEN TO FIFTH PLACE

tevez jazz don finish. Him Jazzman don tell am make him waka.

They should just let him go, his performance will start to slip if they don't grant him his request.

Is this the type of person we would have loved to remain at United?NOOOO
Citeh berra find a replacement soon or their fine start will be for nothing.

Na wa o, all these millionaires sef.
Homesick? Give me a 10th of his pay weekly and i will go and work in Afghanistan. 

Meanwhile, this is from a City fan.

I love Tevez,love having him playing for us,he's a­ very decent man too,at the end of last season he bought­ all the backroom staff,cleaners,catering and box office­ a plasma television,he's lovely,if he's missing­ his little girls and wife then he must leave.
Don't­ worry Carlos,we wont threaten to kill you or march on­ your house,we're not arrogant enough to think you­ have no right to leave us,Good Luck Lad!

Big boy! 

This is such stale news as Manchester City av already declined d request as dey don't deal with mid-campaign transfer requests as per club policy. Source, SuperSports as at Saturday evening.

Well i think he should leave if he's fucking tired of english football and lifestyle, is it really true he pockets £300,000 weekly

the guy is good for those trash

If he leaves, i'll miss the main driving force in the league, He's pressently the most dangerous forward in england,

I think he and his owner are running a soccer ponzi scheme

He is tired of the sh1thole called EPL

dayokanu:

He is tired of the sh1thole called EPL

and he's moving to Dortmund. . . abi?

We dont know, Maybe.

Imagine despite all the noise the EPL makes, Tevez was still the only one who could score 2 World cup goals while a 20yr old Muller was banging in 5 at the Mundial.

He would definitely like to go play in a league with quality not id10ts like Mor0n Chamakh, wankott and WenGAY

Yes, a league with HOeness at the helm affairs and Butt sLahm tagging along for butt-crack sessions and Gomez urging him as well as other teamates to "come out of the closet". What a league to play in.

And dayoK, how's the mating with the he-goats at the nunnery going?

DK don come with him trash talk again.I thought you'll be meditating on how to clear your 17-point deficit.

Why should a team who won the double last season be worried.

We have won our trophies let others win too. At least some clubs are there half a decade trophyless.

Tell us the last time an EPL player was highest goal scorer or best player at the World cup.

dayokanu:

Why should a team who won the double last season be worried.

We have won our trophies let others win too. At least some clubs are there half a decade trophyless.

Tell us the last time an EPL player was highest goal scorer or best player at the World cup.

Guy,do you have beef with the EPL or with A$$holnals?Go easy on them,please

dayokanu:

Why should a team who won the double last season be worried.

We have won our trophies let others win too. At least some clubs are there half a decade trophyless.

Tell us the last time an EPL player was highest goal scorer or best player at the World cup.

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. . . . . . _{*scratches his head*}. . . . . rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I don get am now, 1986 Gary Lineker(top scorer).

That means half of the EPL fans were not born since an EPL player won Highest goal scorer at a world cup.

DId you know that Lineker immediately left after that because he was too good for EPL.

This is something Bundesliga players win for fun.

Tevez always flipping from trouble to trouble. Looks like some guy who always want it his way and wants it his way any how.
What you can't take away from Him though is His work rate and the goals He squeezes in for Citeh when they need the points most. He will surely shine in the south american league but weather He will earn half of what He earns in England and get all the press attention is somewhat in doubt.

BTW that is less one winker after Ronaldo in the EPL if He leaves,

tevez is a fool and too controversial.hw can a captain of the team be behaving in such a manner at this crucial stage of the season,he is just trying to kill the moral of other boys.he cant do dat with team like Madrid,barca,MIlan etc.he is trying to breach the contract,hw can u tell us u are missing ur daughters bak home.u should know that b4 signing the contract paper in d 1st place.the truth is tevez had agreement wit some other bigger clubs.

Mamageee

I nominated you for the best Posted on this section.

A hug for me?

And i nominated mamagee for miss nairaland.

A hug and a for me to?

Sincerely, I think he is beggining to get arrogant and feeling indispensable. He gets angry when sbstituted. That's what you get when you put all your hopes in a person. The head begins to swell.

mama-gee:

I read an article somewhere that stated he was planning on moving to real madrid.

Not too sure about it though.

barca will toMb them this time around

No surprise,Carlos Tevez is the 2nd most subbed striker in the EPL[can you imagine?] not to forget his feud with Mancini.the guy is tired of Manchester.

Tevez trained today with Manchester City.

City have said if he doesn't train or play they will sue his agent for £50million

His market value must be at least £35million which would be enought to buy Edin Dzeko.

If he does leave Man City- I will have to change my nairaland login name,

Suggestions please

Na wa ooh . . . Tevez almost slapped Mancini for taking him off, so did Balotelli and Adebayor.
What next?? Darren Gibson go vex say im wan play too??

Darren Gibson gets more bench time than Ferguson.

if it were me I would sit on a bench for N300,000 a week.

He moans at £!