Carlos Tevez dubs his £650,000-a-week stint in China a 'holiday for seven months' after returning to boyhood club Boca Juniors
- Carlos Tevez earned £34m at Shanghai Shenhua during his brief spell
- Former Manchester United and City striker went back to Argentina this month
- He was criticised in China for being overweight and disinterested in football
- Tevez said: 'When I landed in China, I wanted to return to Boca Juniors'
Carlos Tevez was the highest paid player in the world on £650,000 a week at Shanghai Shenua but labelled his time in China a 'holiday'.
The former Manchester United and City striker was roundly criticised for being overweight and disinterested during his time in the Far East.
And it seems those criticisms were well founded, with Tevez admitting he didn't take his time in the Chinese Super League seriously.
Carlos Tevez labelled his stint with Shanghai Shenua as a 'seven-month holiday'
Tevez is back at his boyhood club Boca Juniors for his third spell with the club
He told Argentine TV: 'It's fine because I was on holiday for seven months.'
And after being on an annual salary of £34million, the striker decided he had made enough money to return to his boyhood club Boca Juniors.
He even admitted: 'When I landed in China, I wanted to return to Boca.
The 33-year-old was not a popular figure in China and regularly criticised the league
'It's fine for the Shanghai coach and president to criticise me, I didn't know what I was doing there.'
Shanghai Shenua only gleaned four goals in 20 appearances from their hefty outlay and Tevez ruffled feathers by claiming the players in the league were technically poor and the country might take 50 years to catch up.
The 33-year-old's time in China was described by fellow Argentina legend Diego Maradona as Tevez filling 'his Santa sack with dollars before returning to Boca'.
It is Tevez's third stint at the club where he has made over 150 appearances and the loyal fanbase will hope his mind and body are no longer on holiday.
The veteran striker was happy to take pictures with fans during his first training session back
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