Carlos Tevez may have spent seven years in England, but it’s well known he was never bothered about not speaking English.
The former striker had many different teammates at West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City, and could barely communicate with people who didn’t speak Spanish or Portuguese.
This week, Tevez was interviewed by DSportsRadio (via AS) and had a chat about his life in England, still saying he struggled to adapt to the country.
This time, the former Manchester United and Manchester City star revealed that because of an uncle who became an alcoholic following the war in the Falklands, he wouldn’t make an effort to learn English.
“I had an uncle who played for River Plate. He’s the only fan of the Millonario in the family. He played in the reserve squad and when he was going to make his debut with the first team he was called up to fight in the Malvinas war. He suffered a lot after he came back and became an alcoholic. That marked me a lot because we were very close.”
He also said he kept this story as a secret until now.
“The seven years I was in England, I was like: ‘Okay, I’m here for work, but I’m not going to learn English.’ Everything has a reason. I never told this story until today.”
Carlos Tevez joined West Ham in a €14.6m move from Corinthians back in 2006. After a year with the Hammers, he was loaned to Manchester United for a couple of seasons, and that’s where he won the Premier League twice, as well as the Champions League.
Following a return to West Ham, he was then sold to Manchester City in a €29m deal in 2009, winning a league title for the Citizens as well. He left England in 2013 when sold to Juventus.
