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Fergie signs Tevez
EXCLUSIVE By LEE CLAYTON and ASHLEY GRAY in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela - More by this author »
Last updated at 00:48am on 5th July 2007
Carlos Tevez last night agreed to join Manchester United in a permanent deal worth more than £20million.
The move will be completed next week, subject to any challenge from West Ham, who still claim to own the registration of the player who saved them from relegation last season.
However, West Ham have no contract with Tevez and his owner, businessman Kia Joorabchian, which has left the player and his representative free to negotiate a transfer with other clubs.
The news, breaking in South America last night, means that United will take their summer buying past the £70m mark, confirming them as the biggest spenders in world football.
Tevez was once fined when playing for Brazil's Corinthians for turning up to an official press conference wearing a Manchester United shirt.
He will fly from Argentina's Copa America base here to join United's pre-season programme.
"He just cannot contain his excitement at the news," a source close to the Argentina camp confirmed. "Tevez has been concerned about his future, worried about where he may play next season And now he is joining the biggest club in the world! This is massive news."
Tevez is best friends with United's Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze and was a guest at their end-of-season title party in a London club.
Days later, Tevez scored at Old Trafford on the final day of the season to give West Ham the 1-0 win that kept them in the Premiership, but his controversial transfer has been the subject of a Premier League investigation, which was concluded on Tuesday.
United were hoping to keep the confirmation of the transfer quiet until the furore died down and the deal will not be officially declared until the middle of next week. The official transfer fee — and wages — are still to be confirmed.
United have already signed Portuguese winger Nani and Brazilian midfielder Anderson on expensive five-year contracts.
The pair join the Premier League champions from Sporting Lisbon and Porto respectively, while England midfielder Owen Hargreaves completed his move from Bayern Munich. The total cost of those deals is £50m.
United have also made Polish keeper Tomasz Kuszczak a full signing after he played last season on loan from second division West Bromwich.
With multi-million pound backing from their American investors, United have been flexing their financial muscle, but the signing of Tevez is their most ambitious.
The little striker has told friends that he is "very excited" about his future, though he has refused to confirm his next destination. Tevez has also been linked with Inter Milan and Arsenal, although West Ham had been hoping to keep him.
Tevez told Sportsmail in an exclusive interview last season: "If I can play at West Ham in such a difficult position, then it's easier to play for a bigger club, with players such as Rooney, Ronaldo or Drogba.
"I would be capable of playing at any English team, because the English game is no longer a problem for me." He then went on to save West Ham, following his controversial "loan" move from Corinthians, a club he joined in a South American transfer record of $22m.
As well as being fined for turning up in an official press conference wearing a United shirt, he was also punished for turning up for a game in Bermuda shorts — and for fighting with team-mates.
Then the goals started and he was branded a hero. The fans copied his braided hair cut, followed his celebration dance craze and bought the replica shirts.
It was claimed that 4,000 were sold at every home game. He was elected captain by his team-mates and he would lead out his team with his baby daughter, Florencia, in his arms, producing a dummy from his sock when he scored a goal.
Then, when a website opened in his name, it broke the previous record held by Ronaldinho by 4,000 hits.
Tevez received 16,000 hits and the local newspapers called it "the birth of Tevezmania". It sounds like a marketing dream for Manchester United.
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From The Times
July 5, 2007
United close in on Tevez as Ferguson leaves rivals in the shade
Manchester United last night appeared to have won the race to sign Carlos Tévez. The West Ham United forward, who is playing in the Copa America in Venezuela, has told his Argentina teammates that a deal has been agreed for him to play at Old Trafford next season.
Tévez has been coveted by some of the top European clubs this summer, including Inter Milan, Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid, after his rousing performances and seven goals were largely responsible for keeping West Ham in the Premiership last season. Their survival was ensured when his perseverance allowed him to score the only goal in the defeat of United at Old Trafford on a dramatic final day of the season in May.
It is likely that Tévez will move to United initially on a 12-month loan deal, with a fee of about £4 million payable to Kia Joorabchian, the businessman who owns the economic rights to the player, and wages in excess of £3 million. Sir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, would also want the option of making the move permanent at the end of next season.
On the day that Liverpool broke their transfer record by completing the £20.2 million signing of Fernando Torres, the Spain striker, from Atlético Madrid, the capture of Tévez, 23, would be a resounding signal of intent from United that they intend resolutely to defend their title and make a concerted attempt to win the Champions League.
United have already committed more than £50 million this summer on an England midfield player and two of the best young attacking talents in Europe. Owen Hargreaves arrived for £17 million from Bayern Munich and was joined by Nani, the 20-year-old Sporting Lisbon winger, and Anderson, the 19-year-old FC Porto playmaker, with the two deals understood to be worth projected figures of £17.3 million and £20.4 million respectively. Even Chelsea have had no answer to the speed and extravagance with which United have gone about their business this summer.
With Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo already in their ranks, the addition of Tévez would give Ferguson a formidable array of firepower.
Despite the problems that West Ham encountered after signing Tévez – they were fined £5.5 million in April for breaching third-party agreements – it would be possible to structure a contract that was acceptable to the Premier League. Javier Mascherano, the Argentina midfield player, moved from West Ham to Liverpool in January under similar circumstances.
Should United sign Tévez on a permanent deal, they are likely to have to pay in the region of £35 million. Inter had offered about £30 million before they pulled out of negotiations.
Ferguson has been looking for a reliable goalscorer and had considered Samuel Eto’o, of Barcelona, Dimitar Berbatov, the Bulgarian who made such an impression last season with Tottenham Hotspur, and Nicolas Anelka, of Bolton Wanderers. The arrival of Tévez could hasten the sale of Alan Smith, who has been made surplus to requirements.
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