Hands off, say Hammers

  • by Matthew O'Greel
  • Tuesday, 17th July 2007

West Ham United have refused Carlos Tevez permission to undertake a medical with Manchester United, according to reports.

The Hammers are understood to have rejected a plea from the current league Champions to give Tevez a medical examination tomorrow - despite him flying back to the UK late this afternoon in order to do so.

The two clubs met in London earlier today in order to thrash out a deal - but no agreement was reached.

Tevez - whose registration remains with West Ham United - has written to the Hammers asking them to allow him to leave. So far, that permission has been denied, leaving the 23-year-old striker in limbo.

And with the Hammers unlikely to play ball until the Reds make an acceptable bid for the player the saga is set to drag on throughout the summer - or at least until Manchester United decide to play ball.

Reds chief executive David Gill, speaking about the situation this morning, said:

"Effectively, we are trying to work with four parties - the player, West Ham, the company who own Carlos' economic rights and the Premier League - in order to sort it out.

"The process is ongoing. We still have to sort out the paperwork but we are confident that can be achieved in the course of the next week or so."

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