CARLOS TEVEZ has revealed how depression led to a ­summer eating binge that forced him into a clinic.

Tevez, desperate for a move to Inter Milan, was gutted when a swap deal with Wesley Sneijder was rejected by City.

And he suffered extra stress as Argentina flopped in the Copa America after he missed a penalty kick against Uruguay in the quarter-finals.

Now Tevez has lifted the lid on the turmoil he suffered throughout the lengthy transfer saga which saw City fans turn on him.

He said: “I’m not the s**t that they say I am. I had a personal crisis this summer.

“I put on five or six kilos and had to check myself into a clinic. I was depressed and so I ate and ate. Only my family and my friends know this.

“People can criticise me if I don’t play well, but they can’t say ‘He missed a penalty so the coach would be sacked.’ It’s the bad feeling towards me that I can’t stand.”

Tevez must now settle back into Manchester life, despite the fact he has previously stated he hates living there. His off-pitch troubles should be eased by the fact his family recently moved into a plush £20,000-a-month pad in Alderley Edge with him.

And the Argie forward can try to focus on building a partnership with compatriot Sergio Aguero as City set their sights on the title.

But Tevez reckons Aguero is ­already getting bored with learning the lingo of the Premier League.

He said: “Kun is studying English. I would say give him a week or 10 days more and he will give up. The first week he said: ‘I’ve got English today.’

“The second week he said the same but with a different expression on his face...and the third week he went off for a siesta instead.”