Carlos Tevez…where do we even begin with him? An outstanding footballer to say the least, but his attitude tends to get the best of him after a while. Every team he goes to, he repeatedly does the same exact thing: forces his way out.
While playing at Corinthians in Brazil, towards the end of his second year, he refused to play and ended up forcing a move to West Ham. After completing a £13.7 million move to Corinthians from Argentine club Boca Juniors, Tevez left behind 25 goals in 38 matches for the Brazilian squad. His transfer  was also recorded as the biggest transfer for a South American club.
Once again, while at West Ham, similar problems occurred, and the Argentine International managed to force his way out. In the end, he signed a contract with Manchester United. What was interesting was that the contract was a two-year loan deal.
So to make a long story short, Tevez is now with Manchester City, and he once again is having ‘issues’ within the club. His refusal to come in against Bayern Munich after not getting the starting spot hit the media, and it has been a daily topic ever since. He is reportedly the highest paid player in the Premier League, with a bankroll of about £200,000/week, but still he can’t seem to be happy.
His constant complaints about his family being far from him and not being able to get adapted to the English life are common excuses for him. But wait, hasn’t he been in the country since joining West Ham in 2006? Tevez must have forgotten that West Ham & Manchester United are also in England.
It had been rumored that City’s owners were so interested in keeping Tevez that they were willing to give Tevez and his family whatever they needed while in England to make them feel at home. So on top of his high salary, he now also has the opportunity to basically get what he wants. To me, he sounds like a spoiled baby!
This man is getting paid mass amounts of money to do something he loves, or maybe something he doesn’t really love, but it’s a job for him. It’s sad to say that there are millions of people around the world that would give anything for even an opportunity to get a professional contract, yet there are athletes like Tevez, who constantly bitch and moan about not getting paid enough, not liking where they are playing or not wanting to come in as a sub.
The amount of money that these players are getting paid in my opinion is an absolute overkill, and unfortunately it has ruined the game in many ways. The rich teams will continue to get richer, and the average teams will continue to get poorer. It’s unfortunate, because at some point, only the teams that have owners and investors will be able to compete with each other.
Those days when a mid-table team could surprise the world and have a great run and win the title appear to be long gone. They at times can start off strong, but with the lack of money and lack of depth within the squad, they end up burning out by mid-season.
So my question is: when will FIFA regulate all these transfers? They have been speaking of this new transfer policy for a few years now, but it still appears that teams that have the money can still somehow purchase whomever for whatever amount because there are loopholes.
FIFA needs to begin to enforce these rules sooner rather than later, before the world's most popular game gets run into the ground. In my honest opinion, I think someone needs to be used as an example, and why not Tevez? As an owner of a club, if they sit Tevez for the remainder of his contract, they will obviously lose him for free at the end of his contract, but they will at least show the rest of the squad and those with interest of joining City that they will not tolerate any of that.
What is your opinion on the Tevez situation and others like his?