Manchester United are finally ready to sign Carlos Tevez
on a permanent basis in a deal worth up to £30million, ending
speculation about the striker's future.
Kia Joorabchian, Tevez's representative, met Sir Alex Ferguson
at Old Trafford after last weekend's 1-0 win over Everton - just
five months before Tevez becomes a free agent.
Fergie was impressed with how Tevez responded after being
recalled to the firstteam to partner Dimitar Berbatov following
Wayne Rooney's hamstring injury.
The Argentina striker felt marginalised following the arrival of
Berbatov from Spurs last summer.
United are ready to hand Tevez - now on £75,0000-aweek - a
three-year deal that would be worth £11.7m to the player over the
duration of the contract.
The club are expected to announce record profits for 2008,
shattering the 2007 pre-tax figure of £59.6m.
