Tevez: West Ham was never my idea of a passport to England

Tevez told the News of the World: “My future depends on so many things and is unknown to me, but West Ham was never my idea of a passport to England.

“I thought the club would be perfect for me.

“I came to West Ham intending to become an idol. I was prepared mentally and physically, ready to give maximum effort.

“But what has happened to me is incredible.

“Never have I experienced anything like it.”