Carlos Tevez close to sign with Manchester United, not there yet

Although Carlos Tevez needs only a medical to sign with Manchester United, the money has to be dispatched first.

Carlos Tevez close to sign with Manchester United, not there yet The only thing left for Carlos Tevez is to take a medical exam and he will be able to sign with United, but first the parties have to dispatch the money. And that's where the big problem lies. Manchester United sure has the £30 million for Tevez, but they don't know who to give it to.

Manchester United has a deal for Tevez with West Ham, and the Premier League insists that the money should go to the Hammers, as they hold Tevez' registration. But the long-time advisor of Carlos Tevez, Kia Joorabchian, claims he still owns a controlling right in the Argentinean footballer. Unless the parties reach a deal, the whole mess will have to go to Fifa.

Sir Alex Ferguson remains confident that an agreement will be reached soon, and Tevez will be a Red Devil, although he decided not to offer a public timescale on the situation: "I am sure the outcome will be that we will be taking him. I thought it was going to be done by last weekend. Everything seemed perfectly okay, so the hold-up must be with the Premier League."

Published on 07/09/2007