Pirlo either wanted to be a starter or have a new experience in NY.
The one player I wish we tried desperately to keep (even against all hope) was Tevez. We'd be topping Serie A and our CL group IMO if we still had him.
seeing as we ended up getting rid of Tevez for free anyway, we might as well let his contract expire. An unmotivated Tevez is still 10 times better than our players we have upfornt.
I'd take him back for a spell. He's the sort of player that makes the whole team play better. Plus, his set pieces. I can see him going to England though seeing as he never played there before.