Hoodstar
05-07-2007, 10:28 AM
source: manchestereveningnews.co.uk
CARLOS Tevez will sign for Manchester United next week in a deal expected to be worth around £20million.
The Reds are expected to announce that they have wrapped up a deal to bring the 23-year-old Argentina striker to Old Trafford.
The only stumbling block could be a challenge from West Ham United, who claim to own the player's registration after his season playing for them in the Premiership.
The deal will confirm United as the biggest spenders in world football this summer, taking their outlay past the £70m mark after the captures of Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson.
Tevez, known in Argentina as `Carlitos', has always claimed to be a United fan - he caused a storm while playing for Brazilian club Corinthians by turning up at a press conference wearing a Reds shirt.
United have been tracking Tevez, currently representing his country in the Copa America in Venezuela, since last summer, as exclusively revealed by M.E.N. Sport at the time.
There was talk last summer that his move to West Ham, along with international teammate Javier Mascherano, was simply a `marking time' move before he signed for either Chelsea or United.
West Ham claim to own his registration, although the rights to Tevez are still owned by shadowy London-based organisation Media Sports Investments (MSI).
M.E.N. Sport understands that West Ham were the only club willing to accept MSI's terms when they shocked world football by signing Tevez and Mascherano - now at Liverpool - last summer.
United have insisted that they must fully own the rights to Tevez to effect the deal, but still face opposition from the Hammers as they cling to the fact that they hold his registration.
The Reds need to be certain to avoid the kind of controversy which came close to costing West Ham their Premier League place after it was discovered that the transfer had broken league rules in signing the Argentine pair.
In the end, the Hammers were lucky to escape with a record £5.5m fine for the transgression.
CARLOS Tevez will sign for Manchester United next week in a deal expected to be worth around £20million.
The Reds are expected to announce that they have wrapped up a deal to bring the 23-year-old Argentina striker to Old Trafford.
The only stumbling block could be a challenge from West Ham United, who claim to own the player's registration after his season playing for them in the Premiership.
The deal will confirm United as the biggest spenders in world football this summer, taking their outlay past the £70m mark after the captures of Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson.
Tevez, known in Argentina as `Carlitos', has always claimed to be a United fan - he caused a storm while playing for Brazilian club Corinthians by turning up at a press conference wearing a Reds shirt.
United have been tracking Tevez, currently representing his country in the Copa America in Venezuela, since last summer, as exclusively revealed by M.E.N. Sport at the time.
There was talk last summer that his move to West Ham, along with international teammate Javier Mascherano, was simply a `marking time' move before he signed for either Chelsea or United.
West Ham claim to own his registration, although the rights to Tevez are still owned by shadowy London-based organisation Media Sports Investments (MSI).
M.E.N. Sport understands that West Ham were the only club willing to accept MSI's terms when they shocked world football by signing Tevez and Mascherano - now at Liverpool - last summer.
United have insisted that they must fully own the rights to Tevez to effect the deal, but still face opposition from the Hammers as they cling to the fact that they hold his registration.
The Reds need to be certain to avoid the kind of controversy which came close to costing West Ham their Premier League place after it was discovered that the transfer had broken league rules in signing the Argentine pair.
In the end, the Hammers were lucky to escape with a record £5.5m fine for the transgression.