Carlos Tevez does not expect to be leaving Manchester City this summer, despite his desire to one day return to boyhood club Boca Juniors.
Argentinian striker Tevez was infamously told he would never play for City again after refusing to warm up against Bayern Munich in a Champions League match last season.
But having apologised and helped fire City to the title last season, and into the FA Cup final this year, Tevez admits it is unlikely anybody will be able to afford him.
“I would die just to return to Boca,” the 29-year-old told Argentine TV station Canal 9.
“Now that I am playing it is even more difficult for me to change clubs.
“Who will pay my buy-out clause? When I wasn’t playing, City wanted to sell me to AC Milan for £17 million.”
Tevez, the Blues’ all-time leading Premier League goalscorer, started his youth career at Boca Juniors as a 13-year-old before moving to Brazil’s Corinthians in 2004.
The Argentina international then caused controversy in 2006 when it was found West Ham United broke third-party ownership rules to sign him and compatriot Javier Mascherano.
After keeping the Hammers in the Premier League he was then loaned to Manchester United for two seasons before joining City in 2009.
However the striker has regularly confessed to struggling to settle in Manchester, and revealed his young daughter would also like him to return ‘home’ some day.
“My daughter asks me about it often but it is very difficult at this time,” he added.
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