Boss: Tevez deal is
close
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that United are trying to sign
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, and he hopes to complete a deal in
the near future.
Frenzied speculation in the latter half of last week predicted that
United would have wrapped up a deal for the West Ham star over the
weekend.
No deal has yet been completed, but Sir Alex claims that - as far
as he is aware - there are no complications in a deal which is
ready to go through.
"We are in negotiations, which has been well documented," he said,
speaking at a press conference to unveil new signings Owen
Hargreaves and Nani.
"[Club Solicitor] Maurice Watkins has been working on it for a
month, maybe more, to make sure the deal is perfectly clear and
there are no side issues.
"To be honest I thought it would have all been sorted by the
weekend just gone. It must be the Premier League that is holding it
up.
"From what David [Gill] and Maurice said everything was ready to
go. Unless something's being held back from us, I don't know of
anything that's holding it up.
"The essential parts of the deal are all agreed, hopefully it will
be finalised soon."
