Transfer Travesty: LFC eye €10m 'disgrace to football'. Suarez mk II...?

Listen carefully: Can you hear that very faint, lilting noise in the distance? That's the sound of my skin crawling at the thought of Liverpool signing Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.

Multiple reports today claim that the Reds are considering a move for Tevez, who has only one year left on his current contract, and could consequently cost as little as £8m. According to The Mirror:

"The Anfield giants, who tried to sign Tevez when Kenny Dalglish was manager, have the Manchester City marksman on a list of possibles compiled in case Suarez pushes ahead with his bid to leave".

Talk about 'out of the frying pan and into the fire!'. Mercifully, the the fact that Tevez is 29, and reportedly on 200K a week wages, means that a deal is highly unlikely to be sanctioned by FSG.

Tevez is more trouble than he's worth, and I hate the idea of ignoring the potential negative impact of players just because they're good footballers.

Liverpool already did that Luis Suarez, and look what happened. Five months before he signed, I argued that the club should avoid signing Suarez. In the article, I stated:

"If Hodgson was to sign Suarez, my support for him would vanishinstantly. Such a player is the complete opposite of everything LFC stands for, and I have no doubt that he will cause problems for the club somewhere down the line, and those problems won't necessarily be cheating-related"

Liverpool ignored Suarez's cheating/biting past and signed him anyway, and as a result, the club's image and reputation suffered serious damage. Has it all been worth it?

I love Suarez as a player; he's a joy to watch, but that's what happens when you sell your soul for personal gain. Signing Tevez would be exactly the same, and I have no doubt that he would also cause problems for the club at some stage.

A whole host of Liverpool legends have gone on the record in the past with their distaste for Tevez. When asked last year if Liverpool fans would accept the Argentinean, Steve Nicol told ESPN

"Liverpool has a tradition, and bringing a mercenary like him [Tevez] in is not the Liverpool Way. I'd like to think that most Liverpool fans would think that way also".

In 2011, when Tevez allegedly refused to come on in a Champions League match against Bayern Munich, Roy Evans told LFC TV:

"As a professional he's been a disgrace. When you're playing for a club, you don't have to like the manager, but at the end of the day, you should be there playing, and he's not, and I think he's a poor professional".

Graeme Souness added:

"He (Tevez) is one bad apple. He's a disgrace to football. He epitomises what most people think is wrong with modern football".

At the time, I conducted a survey on the site to see if Nicol's view of the fans was correct, but - quelle surprise - 63% of the 9000+ participants voted in favour of Liverpool signing Tevez.

Yet another example of fans prioritising an individual's ability over potential negative impact on the club. Well, since Tevez is linked again with Liverpool, let's see what fans think now.



In my view, if Liverpool signed Tevez, it would show that club has learned absolutely nothing from the Luis Suarez saga.

Jaimie Kanwar NOTE: Please stick to the Comment Policy (Click to read)