Carlos Tevez has been a major asset for the Chinese Super League despite the drama created by the Argentine since he signed for Shanghai Shenhua, his coach Gus Poyet said in an interview.
Drama has surrounded Tevez for much of his career and his spell in Shanghai since arriving from Boca Juniors in January on a deal among the most lucrative in world football has been no exception.
Injury and constant speculation that he will return to Buenos Aires have dogged the former Manchester United and Juventus forward and only this week he was quoted from Argentina talking about the “complexities” of a return to Boca.
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Far from being an expensive mistake, however, Poyet is convinced the 33-year-old’s arrival has created greater global interest in Chinese football.
“Everything that happens around Carlos creates something all over the world,” Poyet, who was appointed head coach of Shenhua in late November, said in Shanghai last week.
Shanghai Shenhua coach Gus Poyet believes Tevez’s switch to China has been positive. Photo: Reuters
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“It’s incredible. I didn’t watch one game of Chinese football last year in England and my family didn’t watch one game because they weren’t on TV.
