Source: Daily_Mail
Tevez leaves in tears: It is difficult to go, but I feel I've been badly treated, says United star
Carlos Tevez broke down in tears when he appeared to wave goodbye to Manchester United - and was given a standing ovation as Old Trafford celebrated clinching the Premier League title for an amazing 11th time.
Despite reassurances from United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that the club want him to stay, Tevez has resigned himself to leaving after United declined to meet the £25 million fee due to the company run by Kia Joorabchian that claims to own the 25-year-old Argentinian.
Tevez was cheered by Manchester United fans throughout United's title-winning draw with Arsenal yesterday, with continual chants of 'Argentina' and 'Fergie, sign him up!' And he received the loudest cheer of the day when he received his Premier League winner's medal.
The player had wept after being substituted on 67 minutes, a decision greeted by widespread boos before the 74,000 crowd at Old Trafford rose to applaud him off the pitch.
Ferguson said of Tevez's emotional state: 'It was a good sign as we want him to stay. I just felt he was tired, so don't read anything into the substitution.'
After the game Tevez said in faltering English: 'It is difficult to [go] out [from] Manchester United. It is very emotional. I like Manchester United fans. It's maybe goodbye. It's very difficult.'
Earlier, speaking in Spanish on Argentine TV station TYC, he confirmed that he would be leaving United, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool expressing early interests in signing him for next season.
Tevez said: 'I know that I am not going to continue at Manchester United. I feel that they have lacked respect towards me. It's not about whether they pay £5m more or £5m less, but I feel I have been badly treated. There are ways in which the club is managed that I don't understand.
'When you don't agree with the manager in how the club is run...I don't have faith in a lot of things that happen here.
I've been here for two years and the directors have never come to speak to me. Not once have I had a meeting with them.
Therefore, it's best that I leave the club so as not to clash with Alex Ferguson and the directors. Neither do I understand why I don't play in the team.
'I've asked Kia not to speak to me about offers during the next 10 days. I want to concentrate only on the final matches that we have to play. Afterwards, I've got a month to take a decision and choose where to go.'
The type of ownership of economic rights which Joorabchian exercises over Tevez has now been banned by the Premier League but the rule cannot be applied retrospectively.
Eventhough he is out of contract and could command a huge signing on fee, running into several million pounds, if he moved on a free transfer, hewill cede that money to Joorabchian's company after signing a contract with them five years ago when he was playing in Argentina.
Gordon Taylor, chairman of the players' union, the Professional Footballers' Association, yesterday condemned the arrangement of third-party ownership of player's transfer rights.
'You can't have people "owning" other people,' he said. 'It's incredible to talk like that in this day and age.
'This type of third-party ownership is wrong and is in danger of bringing the transfer system down. We should take the strongest possible action to outlaw it.'
