Well, I don’t know if you guys are sick of reading some of the crap I write but I’ve decided to have a go, at another article. It’s been a hotly contested debate on the forum and some excellent and very constructive opinions have been expressed. Anyway here’s my two cents.

Well firstly, let’s look at what Carlos Tevez brings to the table:

  • Work rate
  • Hunger
  • Determination
  • Passion
  • Pace

Tevez seems to love United and we the fans really seem to respect him for all he gives to our cause. The above characteristics are mainly based around his mental attitude. I haven’t really listed a lot technically as to be honest if we are talking about what others bring to the table in that position he’ll be behind them.

Wayne Rooney also possesses all of the above, but the difference between Tevez and Rooney is the fact that Rooney has so much more to his game. We already have a player so similar to Tevez then why do we really need to purchase someone in the same mould? Do we really need to splash 30 million plus on (I know it might seem unfair)a poor man’s Rooney?

Then we have Berbatov, a man who has settled, all things considered reasonably well at the club. He is a totally different type of player to Tevez. United fans have been getting on his back lately but maybe it’s because we’ve had two pitbull type strikers for over a year now and we need to recognise that there are other types of players out there. Berbatov is more skillful, more composed and certainly a better finisher than Tevez. I do however think it’s unfair to compare the two as they play the game in different ways.

We need to look past the work rate, look past the fact that he proclaims to love the club, look past the fact that he will give 100% every time he takes that field. We need to think, is Carlos Tevez good enough to justify his huge price?

I think the answer to this is simply no. He isn’t worth that huge price tag in this market and for his endeavour and work rate it isn’t really worth parting with that amount of money to get a poor mans Rooney. Then there is the whole not having resale value issue. Tevez is planning on returning home to Argentina in his prime. Meaning, at the end of this contract he’ll be leaving on a bosman. It’s far from good business in my eyes.

In my eyes, for that price we could sign a striker who is in a completely different mould and who would add something else to our attacking options. Eto’o, Villa, Benzema to me all seem to be better options and better value for money.

Still though, is my opinion that we should just let Tevez walk away? Certainly not. I think we should do our very best to try and negotiate with his agent. Make him recognise the different economic climate we are in at the moment. Make him see that Tevez is at the right club. That he will make a huge profit out of a client that has cost him pittance.

I’m a firm believer that we should only pay £12-£15 million for Carlos Tevez. Anything else to me doesn’t make the transfer worthwhile. It would be a shame to see a Manchester United cult hero like Tevez walk away. I, for one, would hate to see him at any other club. His endeavour, effort and sheer determination at times deserve rewarding. However we shouldn’t let people like Kia Joorabchian hold us to ransom. We should do our best to keep ‘Carlitos‘ at our club but only at the right price

Author: Peterswellman