Sir Alex wants Argentine star on years
loan
Manchester United have made a sensational bid to sign Carlos Tevez,
the striker whose controversial move to West Ham cost the east
London club a record £5.5 million fine for breaking transfer
regulations.
Discussions have taken place between high-ranking Old Trafford
officials and connections of Tevez, 23. Hijacking the brilliant
Argentina forward from under the nose of north-west rivals
Liverpool would eclipse even Uniteds recent £50m splash for Owen
Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson.
The deal, initially thought to be on a loan basis for at least a
season, would depend on removing the complications which surrounded
Tevezs arrival at Upton Park last August from Brazilian club
Corinthians.
The issues had deterred United manager Sir Alex Ferguson from
taking up an option to sign the striker and his international
team-mate, midfielder Javier Mascherano, when they were offered to
United last summer.
Tevez was offered to everybody, said Ferguson. We were offered
both him and Mascherano but, if I remember it correctly, we werent
sure of the deal.
