"Fergie told me, ‘Carlos, now I’m going to pay out your contract and you're going to stay in Manchester’", Carlos Tevez said in comments reported by dailymail.com. He says that promise was tied to a two year loan with a permanent move after one year if he played well. Tevez also says Sir Alex Ferguson had six months to keep his word, then did not.
The promise Tevez says was made
Tevez says the plan discussed with Manchester United was clear from the start, a two year loan with a permanent move after one year if he performed well. He says Ferguson told him during pre-season that United would pay out his contract and keep him in Manchester.
The same account is the one Tevez keeps returning to. He says he felt the relationship changed when the permanent move did not arrive, and that his United future was handled behind the scenes rather than in public.
The exit and the fallout
Tevez says Ferguson had up to six months to keep his word and did not. He also says Ferguson started leaving him on the bench after the conversation in Los Angeles, and that he felt his value was being pushed down before he left for Manchester City in 2009.
Paul Scholes is not quoted in this piece, but Rio Ferdinand did add another layer in a separate interview. Speaking to standard.co.uk, Ferdinand said of Tevez's exit: "It didn't end well. I was disappointed. It killed us, man. Serious"
The modern contrast is hard to miss. United are 16th in the Premier League with 7 points from 8 matches, while City are top with 21 points from 8 games. Tevez is not claiming that current table alone explains his move, but it does remind you how far the two clubs have drifted from the old rivalry he is talking about.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
