Ted Hughes wrote:That piece was from last week but it mentions Tevez' wages. If he wants to go, he'll most likely have to be willing to take a pay cut, unless Jose has tapped him up, in which case, they'll offer 20 mil, then he'll just sit there like Adebayor is doing & wait to see if we crack. If we don't sell, we get it all through autumn & again at Christmas.
If Real really want Tevez and Jose sees him as crucial to his plan to end Barca domination then Real won't play hard ball for that long as ending Barca domination is far more important to Real (and Jose if he wants to keep his job) then dicking around for ever on the fee plus they have players to off load to sweeten the pot. Ade is different. We don't want him and I don't think Real want him especially either so don't really care about dragging it out. To be honest I think Ade has lost touch with reality but thats just a personal opinion.
The key question is do Real really want Tevez? If they lowball an offer then they are not that serious about Tevez so City will just dismiss it until they get serious. If Real don't show any sign of putting together a realistic package then Tevez doesn't go anywhere. Barca won't go for him. Inter is doubtful and after that you are struggling for options bar Chelsea which is a non starter.
Tevez could slash his wage demands to free money up for a fee but I don't see this happening either.
Not sure where this will end but I still wouldn't bet against him being at City this season. Against that I am sure Cook will do his utmost to move Tevez to another club provided any offer meets (or gets close) to City's valuation.