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MANCHESTER - Manchester City have agreed to sign
Argentina forward Carlos Tevez on a five-year contract, the Premier
League club said on their website on Monday.
The 25-year-old former Manchester United player will complete
his move to City subject to a medical.
"I cannot wait to welcome him (Tevez) to City. This is yet
another deal that shows the commitment of the owner Sheikh Mansour
to make this club the very best it can possibly be," City manager
Mark Hughes told the website.
"Carlos is an international player of the highest class who
possesses all the attributes that will help drive this club
forward," Hughes added.
Tevez spent the last two seasons at United under a lease
agreement but decided to leave Old Trafford in June even though
they offered him a permanent five-year contract.
"He is not only outstanding technically but he is a reliable
goal scorer and someone who will contribute fully to the team
ethic," Hughes said. "He gives us another exciting, attacking
dimension."
Tevez will become City's third major signing of the close season
following midfielder Gareth Barry and striker Roque Santa Cruz.
City, taken over by wealthy Arab owner Sheikh Mansour last year,
have also been linked with moves for Chelsea captain John Terry and
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Tevez, who will wear the number 32 shirt at City just as he did
at United, moved to Old Trafford from West Ham in 2007 and scored
19 goals in his first season to help them win the Premier League
and Champions League double.
Always a fans' favourite, Tevez became increasingly frustrated
by his lack of starts for United last season and he was among the
substitutes for the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona in
May.
He scored 34 goals in 98 appearances for Alex Ferguson's
side.