Carlos Tevez has revealed how disgruntled with life in Europe he is, insisting he will return home to Argentina by the time he is 30.
Tevez has long been rumoured to be unhappy with his footballing life, not just at Manchester City, but with his professional career in general.
The Argentine star was recently allowed to return home for a prolonged trip, with reports suggesting he was considering his future.
Now he has admitted that he cannot see a long-term future in Europe after spells at West Ham United and Manchester United before his time at City.
In an interview with Argentinian station TyC Sports, Tevez reportedly said: "If you ask me, I would love to have my old life back in my neighbourhood of Fuerte Apache. I don't want to play anymore.
"I'm tired of football but I'm also tired of people who work in football. Football is only about money and I don't like it."
Tevez also admitted that he was disillusioned with the attitude of young players in the game.
"The young players think they have won something in football because they have two cell phones and a house," he said.
"Today there are many bad people in the football business and you have to fight with them all the time. I'm going to play football for three or four years in Europe then I will quit.
"Today the young players have no education at all and I don't want to listen to them.
"When I played in Boca, when Martin Palermoor Juan Roman Riquelme talked, I listened to them. So I don't want a young player to ask me 'why did you do that?' in the dressing room. I would punch them as I have won 13 titles in my career."
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Tevez has long been rumoured to be unhappy with his footballing life, not just at Manchester City, but with his professional career in general.
The Argentine star was recently allowed to return home for a prolonged trip, with reports suggesting he was considering his future.
Now he has admitted that he cannot see a long-term future in Europe after spells at West Ham United and Manchester United before his time at City.
In an interview with Argentinian station TyC Sports, Tevez reportedly said: "If you ask me, I would love to have my old life back in my neighbourhood of Fuerte Apache. I don't want to play anymore.
"I'm tired of football but I'm also tired of people who work in football. Football is only about money and I don't like it."
Tevez also admitted that he was disillusioned with the attitude of young players in the game.
"The young players think they have won something in football because they have two cell phones and a house," he said.
"Today there are many bad people in the football business and you have to fight with them all the time. I'm going to play football for three or four years in Europe then I will quit.
"Today the young players have no education at all and I don't want to listen to them.
"When I played in Boca, when Martin Palermoor Juan Roman Riquelme talked, I listened to them. So I don't want a young player to ask me 'why did you do that?' in the dressing room. I would punch them as I have won 13 titles in my career."
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