Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is confident he will not be viewed as a traitor by the Old Trafford faithful if he completes a transfer to the club's cross-city rivals.
The Argentina international turned down a permanent deal at United last month following a two-year loan deal and has since been linked with a lucrative move to wealthy Manchester City.
Chelsea are also reportedly tracking the 25-year-old's availability, but Eastlands is believed to be Tevez's likely destination this summer.
Tevez told The People: "If I play for Manchester City I don't think the United fans will feel I am a traitor.
"They have to remember that at least as far as I know I have been thrown out of the club and I have to study the best offers available."
Tevez's decision to turn down the offer of a five-year deal at United has been defended by his adviser Kia Joorabchian, and the player himself insists manager Sir Alex Ferguson left him with little choice but to move on.
"It has come about because I could not stand my sporting situation at Manchester United any longer," he continued.
"My first year was good in all senses. I played in the games and felt respected by the coach but in my second year some strange things happened that I still do not understand.
"After the game at Old Trafford where Liverpool beat us [4-1, in March], Ferguson ignored me almost as if I was to blame for the defeat when really Liverpool dominated us all over the pitch.
"After that the fans called for me to be in the team but he never took the advice on board because he always knows best.
"I gave everything for Manchester United and people know that. For that reason I don't deserve the way things have ended up."
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pa___ul
"he's gonna be a real Citeh legend if he keeps winding the Utd blurts up like he has been!! good lad!!!"
Stokie_Rich
"ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA!! at least we wont have to hear you glory hunters signing that again, very disrepectful. At least citys fans have some respect"
el_nino
"Some of you guys are such hypocrites. Just a few weeks ago you's were begging him not to leave. Now that he's gone he's a mediocre player and you's never wanted him anyway!"
pudfud
"Anybody else think the new united shirt as shown by mickey owen looks more like a chamionship shirt ?"
Mutid
"Think he'll spend eternity at the City, let warm lager and cheap pasties choke my thoughts away, and new nobodies help dissolve the memories, but they can never be what he was to me...... HE'S GONE! Oh I oh I'd better learn how to face it. He's gone, Oh I, oh, but we're the Red Devils we'll replace him - he's gone, but nowt's wrong!"
mgaffney
"I have to thank him for the 2 years at Old Trafford. He scored some important goals but I don't think he was worth the money. I don't think United truly wanted him either because if they did they wouldn't have waited til the end of the season to sign him when they could have done it earlier before any other team could sign him. "
weepyking
"docbattz....... He wouldnt have got booed if he had of kept his mouth shut since he left, he is only gone 6 days afterall. He would have got a heroes reception but now he has messed that up"
RedCulture
"Tevez sucks! Very disrespectful...."
woggle11
"Jaysus Carlos maybe if ye had of kept your mouth shut the united fans would still respect ye but you've done nothing but run your mouth since the end of last season, don't know where he is coming from saying he was thrown out of the club if united offered him a 5 year deal, how can he go from saying he wouldn't join liverpool out of respect for the united fans but he is joining city instead?? Whats wrong with chelsea then...its all about the $$$$$, greedy c*nt"
Mutid
"Traitor. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yawn. Zzzzzzzzzzz."
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