Tevez to AC Milan!?

I am a little surprised that the media have not felt that Tevez's transfer to AC Milan is a little strange. Wasn't his homesickness the main reason he wanted to leave, if so then why AC Milan? The distance from
Manchester to Buenos Aires is 8638 km and the distance from Milan to Buenos Aires is 9616 km. So what is really puzzling me is why he would move a further 1000 km away from home? This sort of logic is not uncommon in footballers these days but at least Tevez is sane enough to transfer to a top European club instead of certain clubs in Russia or China.

The only possible explanation I can think of as to why Tevez would move is because he wants to revive his career. He was City's hero last year, amazing people with his phenomenal work rate and passion but all of a sudden he did something uncalled for and is now left to rot in the reserves. As he has no chance of ever playing for City, he probably wants to move for footballing reasons.

Whatever is running through his mind, I wish him good luck as I really hope to see the former Tevez back,the one who terrorised defences with his pace and skill.

Why Manchester City are still not amongst Europe's elite

Tuesday's result in the Champions League was of no surprise. The scoreline that day read Bayern Munich 2 Manchester City 0. This was not a surprising result as even after the billion pound investment by City's wealthy owners, City are still not one of Europe's best. I feel that one of the reasons for this is their manner of recruitment. The fact that they  hand out 190,000 pounds a week salary to just about anyone is actually affecting them negatively. This mega salary is starting to make a few players egoistic and that is a quality which is not seen in any top side. The most recent example of this was the Tevez case where he refused to take to the pitch and help City salvage something from the game. This was a disgrace not only to the club but also to football as a whole. Players no longer play for passion but rather for money, Etoo being the best example for this case. This mercenary attitude is what is restraining City from becoming a top side and its not like only a few players are exhibiting this as players like Dzeko and Balotelli are now getting into the act. In a game overshadowed  by the Tevez controversy, even a player like Dzeko was seen arguing with Mancini over his decision for the former to be withdrawn.
The astronomical wages also affect City in the transfer market. Players who they want to get rid off can't be cleared because no club is willing to pay their wages. This creates a situation where City either have to fund some of the wages or they have to deal with a million pound ego. If City really want to achieve as a club on Europe's biggest stage, they have change their mindset that everything can be bought, including silverware.