Out in the cold: Man
City striker Carlos Tevez
AC Milan want Carlos Tevez to undergo rigorous
psychological tests at the Milan Lab, their scientific centre,
before they are prepared to do a £25million deal.
The Italians believe a player's state of mind is
all-important because it has a direct effect on physical fitness
and performance. And Milan want to be totally sure Manchester City
striker Tevez - who refused to warm up before the Champions League
tie at Bayern Munich and then failed to return to the club after
going back to his native Argentina - is psychologically
fit.
A Milan insider said: 'We all know Carlos is a great
player, but the psycho-physical aspects of training are very
important here.
'When we have focused on psychological factors, then
we can be confident that the physical side - structural and
bio-chemical aspects - will come good, too.
'He hasn't played for a while and in order to
minimise the risk of injury his mind must be right.'
The Tevez camp are prepared to go along with the
mind games at the Milan Lab before sealing the deal in
January.