Corinthians close door on Tevez,,,,


Corinthians are not looking to make another move for unsettled Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, according to their general manager Edu.The Brazilian club made a bid for Tevez this summer after he expressed his desire to leave Manchester City, but ran out of time to complete a deal.
           Tevez: Corinthians not interested in fresh move 
Since then, the 27-year-old Argentina international has made only two starts for City and was last week suspended by them following his alleged refusal to come on as a substitute in their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich. It has left his future at the Premier League club uncertain, but Edu - the former Arsenal and Brazil midfielder - says that as things stand, Corinthians are not thinking about renewing their interest in the forward, who left them to join West Ham in 2006. but Tevez was not mentioned. "We are always interested in world class players like Carlos but you need to analyse if it's right for you at that time to try to sign him or not. We have not spoken to him or his agent." Edu has been at the Leaders in Football conference in London this week, where Tevez's advisor Kia Joorabchian on Wednesday insisted the striker did not refuse to play for City in Munich, claiming that post-match comments by the player suggesting he had done so were mistranslated by a club interpreter. Referring to the events in the Bayern match, Edu said: "It is very strange for me to hear that he refused to come on. "Every player knows that sometimes you have to be on bench, you work for the team whether you're playing or not. "They pay him to work for the team whether he plays or not. I was a player and I can understand that sometimes it doesn't feel good to be on the bench, but if he decided not to play that was a very bad decision."

Van Persie unsure of future,,,,,


Robin van Persie admits he is unsure about his future, although the Arsenal striker sees no reason to leave the "best league in the world".Speculation has surfaced over the Dutchman's future since he announced last month that he was in no rush to sign a contract extension at Arsenal, with his current deal set to expire in the summer of 2013. 
                 Van Persie: Two years left on contract 
He did make it clear that he was happy with the Gunners, while manager Arsene Wenger also insisted there was nothing to worry about. Arsenal's poor form this season has nevertheless led to suggestions that Van Persie may eventually decide to follow the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri out of Emirates Stadium in a quest for silverware. "I do not know (what I will do), I cannot predict the future," the 28-year-old said in The Times. "Everybody makes his own history and only afterwards can you see how that went." Manchester City have been linked with a move for Van Persie as they look to continue the progress they have made in recent years, and he has not ruled out moving to another English club"Van Persie also stressed that it was not up to him to judge Wenger's transfer policy at Arsenal, following criticism of the Frenchman in some quarters. He said: "I'm not a technical director and coach. I have no input into it."