Tevez, who helped save West Ham from relegation during his one-year spell in the 2006-07 campaign, also had an outstanding final season with Juventus to help them win the Serie A and the Coppa Italia and reach the Champions League final in 2015.
"We tried to get Tevez but he wanted 250,000 pounds ($324,325) a week. In his last year at Juventus he was great. But 250 grand a week!" Sullivan told British media.
"He'll probably stay where he is now but he doesn't pay a lot of tax down there. I actually offered him 150 grand a week to come back plus bonuses. I thought that was an incredible offer for someone who loves West Ham.
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"He was a fantastic player."
($1 = 0.7708 pounds)
(Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)
