Former West Ham United star Carlton Cole has shared the story of how he lost new teammate Carlos Tevez in a London casino not long after the Argentina international moved to London.
Cole had joined the Hammers in July 2006, completing a move from boyhood club Chelsea just weeks after Alan Pardew's side had lost in the final of the FA Cup. The following month, however, the move was overshadowed by a dramatic deadline-day swoop which saw Tevez and compatriot Javier Mascherano rock up at Upton Park.
Manager Pardew hailed the signings as the kinds of deal which could take West Ham to the "next level", but by the end of the season Tevez was scoring the goal which kept the team in the Premier League and Mascherano had already left for Liverpool. Before then, though, Tevez had an inauspicious start to life in London, with Cole playing a part.
