Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sheffield to Benefit from Tevez Saga
English Premier League club West Ham may have to pay Sheffield United up to 30 million pounds in compensation following a probe into the Carlos Tevez transfer saga. I think they're lucky to be getting anything.
Tevez is currently at Manchester United were he'll stay once he gets a contract at the end of the season, but the Argentinian's stint with the Hammers has been in the spotlight. The striker, who was registered illegally by West Ham, helped the club during a fierce relegation battle, to the detriment of Sheffield who went down last season. Sheffield took legal action against West Ham, arguing that Tevez was the reason the Hammers won the relegation battle. Club chairman Kevin McCabe says an independent tribunal has found in their favour. The exact amount in compensation will be determined at a later date.
What do you think? Surely one player does not make a team and if Sheffield were good enough to stay in the top flight they w! ould have done so regardless of who was playing for West Ham. The Hammers may have been in the wrong, but Sheffield's failure to stay in the Premier League cannot be as a result of the powers of one very gifted and prolific striker.