Manchester United are rapidly reaching a point of no return when
it comes to securing the services of Carlos Tevez, a man who is
apparently in negotiations with Manchester City, Liverpool and
Chelsea in England, as well as, according to Sky Sports,
two unnamed clubs from Spain and Italy.
A report in the Manchester Evening News indicates that
United have almost lost patience with the player, who has
apparently not responded positively to personal telephone calls
from United boss Sir Alex Ferguson asking him to reconsider his
decision to leave.
Tevez feels that he has been treated shabbily by United, in a
season when he spent much of his time frustrated on the bench, but
the club are now seemingly annoyed that the complex transfer saga
is dragging on with no apparent end in sight.
The Red Devils were hoping that Tevez would decide his future
within days of his season ending after Argentina's international
with Bolivia, but his 'owners' MSI and the player have allowed the
process to continue uncertainly for too long, according to the
Evening News, and United are almost ready to wash their
hands of the player.
United are reportedly willing to pay the £25.5 million demanded by
MSI for the player, and have offered very generous personal terms,
to no avail.
Their local rivals Manchester City were reported as having offered
the player a 75% increase on his Old Trafford salary, with a
reported £140,000 a week after tax on the table.