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No rift between Lionel Messi and me: Carlos Tevez

Carlos Tevez denies reports of rifts between him and his Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi.

Juventus forward Carlos Tevez has rejected reports of his rift with his Argentine team-mate Lionel Messi, and claims that the two get along quite along.

“I don’t know where they got such nonsense from!” Tevez told Cronica as quoted on AFP. “Everyone publishes it but the truth is that we get on well. We have shared moments together, training sessions, matches and there has never been a problem. He is a charming and very polite person.”

“This should be his World Cup and I hope that is the case with all my heart because he is a marvellous player. He and Cristiano [Ronaldo], with whom I played at Manchester United, are the best players in the world.”

 

In-form Tevez has not been selected for the national team since their elimination from 2011 Copa America after they lost to Uruguay on penalties, but insists that his absence from the squad has barely anything to do with it.

“Everyone asks me why I’m not there but it would be a lack of respect on my part if I answered. That’s just the way things are.”

When asked about the chances of him joining his old club Boca Juniors, the 30-year old revealed that it is quite possible.

“How would I not want to return to my home? Boca are my people, my shirt, and I’ll wear it wherever I go while I live,” he admitted. “But I want to return to a peaceful club, I don’t want the board fighting with the players or the fans.”

“I want to return to a Boca where I can just enjoy going to the pitch to keep winning titles and be happy. This is the Boca I want to return to one day.”

Tevez has been sensational this season for Italian side Juventus who are eight points clear on the top, and is the league’s second highest top-scorer with 18 goals, only a goal behind Torino’s Ciro Immobile (19).

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