Hammers looking for Tevez resolution

  • by Matthew O'Greel
  • Sunday, 15th July 2007

Carlos Tevez could be a Manchester United player within the week - if all parties involved can reach a satisfactory resolution.

With the Hammers having agreed to allow the 23-year-old striker to join the reigning Premier League champions - after Tevez made it clear that he wanted to leave - all that stands between a move are the terms of the deal. A medical has apparently been planned for later this week.

The Premier League have insisted that the Hammers get the bulk of any transfer fee - whilst Kia Joorabchian insists that any funds generated from the transfer go to the MSI Group due to their ownership of Tevez's 'economic rights'.

Meanwhile the waters have been muddied further by the news of warrants being issued for the arrest of Joorabchian and fellow MSI investors following allegations of money laundering and match-fixing in Brazil.

The Premier League confirmed their stance last night when an un-named spokesman said:

"We would have no objection to Tevez agreeing a contract and having a medical at Manchester United so long as it has been agreed by West Ham.

"But if that doesn't happen, Tevez won't be going anywhere."

United Chairman Eggert Magnusson confirmed that Tevez was almost certainly on his yesterday; when quizzed by supporters following the 2-0 pre-season friendly win at Dagenham he replied 'Tevez doesn't want to play for West Ham any more'.

And United PR boss Mike Lee added that both parties were keen to conclude the deal:

"There is a desire now to find a solution," he said. "But for this to happen in the near future it has to involve a formal agreement between Manchester United and West Ham which is approved by the Premier League."

Elsewhere today Alan Curbishley has criticised Man Utd boss Alex Ferguson for claiming Tevez kept the Hammers up single-handedly last season.

"I was a bit disappointed about Alex’s comments because there were ten other players out there - and a lot of them were big performers for us," he said.

"There was a lot more going on than just Carlos Tevez; I have kept my own council and got on with it. But I was disappointed to hear Alex say that."

Curbishley also confirmed that he expects the Argentinian to leave the club soon; when asked about Tevez's possible return, he said:

"I expect that we are going to Austria and he is not going to be with us. There is nothing I can do about it.

"We have got to move on."

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