Reds confident on Tevez
Sir Alex Ferguson seemed confident that his attempt to bring West
Ham striker Carlos Tevez to Old Trafford are edging ever
closer.
The United boss admitted on Monday that he had expected the
transfer to be completed last weekend. But conflicting reports in
the past few days have suggested that the deal for the 23-year-old
Argentina international has been on the brink of completion or,
elsewhere, on the brink of collapse.
However, Sir Alex has faith that a conlusion will soon be
reached.
"I think we have got the player we think he is our player and are
very hopeful," he told Sky Sports News on Thursday evening.
"The Premier League seem to be holding back, I think they probably
want to make sure everything is transparent. We want that to be the
case we don't want a bad taste surrounding the transfer, we want
it done cleanly."
The Reds boss admired Tevez from afar and up close last season, the
striker overcame a period of acclimatisation in the Premier League
to become they key figure in West Ham's resurgence in form and
their eventually successful battle against relegation.
Tevez's match-winning goal against United on the final day of the
season guaranteed West Ham's survival, and his sublime finish
brought first-hand confirmation for Sir Alex that he could perform
on the Old Trafford stage.
"I think his form kept West Ham up," added Sir Alex. "And as far as
our club are concerned, everyone was excited when we thought we
could get him. He's exciting, his form is fantastic and at 23 he
can get better."
