The Tevez Situation

Manchester City, for all their muscle in the transfer market, can not realistically replace Carlos Tevez. City's top scorer last season is reportedly contemplating a move back to South America, with Brazilian giants Corinthians allegedly eager to sign the Argentine international for a cool £35 Million. Tevez is reportedly unsettled due to the distance between himself and his family, a situation Manchester City must be willing to at least try to move mountains to rectify.

A club of City's size can attract almost any player, especially now they have secured a Champions League berth for next season but Tevez is one star they will not replace. Tevez has been talismanic in the two years he has spent with the blue half of Manchester, inspiring them as captain to third place and an FA Cup Final win last season.

Tevez's irreplaceableness lies in the fact he is like a better version of Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt. This may seem an odd point, but think about it: Tevez, like Kuyt, is important to his club due to the fact he scores important goals and runs solidly for 90 minutes. It is this never-say-die attitude which inspires City fans to back both Tevez and the team, and raucous fans obviously inspire any team. Tevez is a better version of Kuyt.

Furthermore, Tevez is a proven Premier League goalscorer, especially with City, where he has bagged an impressive 43 goals in just 63 games. City have been linked with Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero and Udinese's goalscoring midfielder Alexis Sanchez but neither of these are proven in the Premier League and could turn out to be expensive mistakes.

With City's buying power it's easy to overlook what you already have and before Mancini spends the millions City have at their disposal he must try to keep Tevez. Holding on to Tevez looks like it may be in vein, but the club have to try whatever it takes simply because the impact Tevez has had over the last two seasons has written him in City folklore. Many players will go through City's revolving door, though few will be as brilliant as Tevez.