Otter Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Tevez agrees to join Manchester City By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer Associated Press Sports updated 3:37 p.m. ET, Mon., July 13, 2009 MANCHESTER, England (AP) -Argentina striker Carlos Tevez agreed to join Manchester City on a five-year deal Monday as the wealthy Premier League club continues its bid to become a force in the game. The 25-year-old Tevez will complete his switch across Manchester from City's more illustrious neighbor United, where he had previously played on loan, after a medical examination. Despite last winning a league title in 1968, City has proved an attractive destination for top players since being bought last September by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family. Tevez will link up in attack with Brazil's Robinho, who joined for a British-record fee $61.7 million last September, and Roque Santa Cruz, who joined last month from Blackburn. "It is terrific news," City manager Mark Hughes told the club's Web site. "He is not only outstanding technically but he is a reliable goal scorer and someone who will contribute fully to the team ethic. He gives us another exciting, attacking dimension." Tevez left United last month after his two-year loan deal expired with the English champion and he rebuffed United's interest in signing him on a permanent deal. Tevez said he felt manager Alex Ferguson had shown him a lack of respect by not playing him often enough. Earlier Monday,Ferguson said Tevez had ignored his phone calls and text messages as he tried to persuade the striker to stay at Old Trafford. "I half expected Carlos Tevez would be going a long time back," Ferguson said in his first public comments since Tevez rejected United last month. "I think he maybe did a deal around January because I spoke to him and gave him an offer on the night we played Inter Milan (in March) and he never came back to me. "I phoned him on holiday and he never got back to me and I texted him twice and he never got back to me then either, so obviously he had made his mind up a long time ago. He was a good player and did well for us. But he obviously assessed the situation and wanted to go somewhere else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Have been calling this since like Christmas. ****ing gay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Never thought I'd have to root for an Arab over an American, but I hope Man. City blows Man. U. out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Good riddance to bad rubbish. I admit I was sorry to see him go, but after the past couple of months of his bitching and whining? He's f**king welcome to play at the MiddleEastlands. All his crying about how he was forced out of United. Bull-f**king-s**t. A lying little ****. He was offered a contract, he didn't want it. All his crap about how he didn't get to play enough games, and how things wouldn't change? Crap, and he knew it. Him and his little parasites that leech onto him wanted more money, end of story. Kanchelskis Mark II. So, he joins S**ty, and what's his situation? With the amount of strikers City have, he'll probably see even more time on the bench. Oh well, I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Where the hell did Man City get all this money? A Russian buy them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Where the hell did Man City get all this money? A Russian buy them? Arabs bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Arabs bought them. Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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