Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, quizzed over the chances of him returning to Boca Juniors, has no plans to sign a contract extension with Juventus.
The Italian champions reportedly want to offer Tevez, whose contract runs until June 2016, a deal to stay in Turin to 2018.
“I said I wanted to fulfil my contract and that’s my idea, I’m not thinking of signing an extension because that’s not how I feel at the moment,” Tevez told reporters in Buenos Aires on Wednesday before returning to Turin from the year-end holidays.
“As I always said, my idea is to complete my contract. Everyone knows I said so from the moment I arrived at Juve,” the 30-year-old former West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City striker said.
Tevez, whose excellent form has earned him an Argentina recall in October after a three-year international absence, said it was too soon for him to think of returning to his first club Boca.
“I have a year-and-a-half left on my contract and it’s complicated to leave when you’re playing well at this level,” Tevez said.
“I have to take things calmly and enjoy and not go crazy with the idea of coming back (to Buenos Aires).”
Tevez joined Juventus from Manchester City in 2013 in a deal reported to be worth just nine million euros, plus add-ons.
He scored 19 goals in his first season in Serie A and is currently the league’s top scorer with 10 in 15 games.
He also ended a Champions League goalscoring drought that had lasted over three years with his brace against Malmo in September, while he added a third goal in the competition in the reverse fixture in Sweden.
Tevez was due to arrive back in Turin yesterday in preparation for Tuesday’s clash with Inter at the Juventus Stadium.
Juve, who have a three-point advantage at the top of the Serie A, travel to Napoli five days later.