Carlos Tevez has decided not to stay on at Manchester United. The Argentine was apparently offered a lucrative 5 year deal at Old Trafford that would have made him one of the highest players at the club, if not the Premiership, this after Sir Alex had agreed to pay the £25.5million asking price.

A United statement said: “Following contact received from Carlos Tevez’s advisors last night, in advance of the deadline the club set for concluding negotiations, Manchester United announces that Carlos will not be signing a new contract with the club. The club agreed to pay the option price of £25.5m and offered Carlos a five-year contract which would have made him one of its highest paid players. Disappointingly however, his advisors informed the club that, despite the success he has enjoyed during one of the club’s most successful periods, he does not wish to continue playing for Manchester United. The club would like to thank Carlos for his services over the last two seasons and wishes him good luck for the future.”

I think we all knew that Carlos was leaving, it was just a matter of waiting to hear the official confirmation from him. The day he waved good bye to the fans when he was subbed off against Arsenal was a clear sign of his intent. Tevez loves (loved) the club but I think he just did not see eye to eye with Sir Alex. Granted that Tevez is a world class strike and deserved more games for United but he wanted more game time which Sir Alex was not willing to give him.

Now with CR7 having gone and we have all that cash, it made sense to spend the £25.5m on a player like Tevez but the guy has made up is mind and he is gone now. I am glad he is not going to Liverpool as that really would have rubbed salt into the wounds but then again it looks like he could be headed to Manchester City which in itself is an insult to us!