Carlos Tevez is set to complete his £25m move to Manchester City
after returning from holiday. The Argentine is expected to undergo
a medical at Eastlands on Monday and seal a protracted move after
his loan spell at Manchester United.
According to the Daily Mail, the striker is hoping to
join City's tour of South Africa, which departs on Wednesday, with
a five-year contract worth £150,000 a week agreed and he is
believed to have turned down offers from Chelsea and Liverpool.
After spending an unhappy spell on the bench at Old Trafford,
Tevez is reported to favour a move to a club with more chances of
first-team action; while Mark Hughes has been able to persuade the
25-year-old of the long term ambition of the club.
City's signing of £12m midfielder Gareth Barry from Aston Villa
and striker Roque Santa Cruz, who cost £18m from Blackburn, has
underlined their buying potential, with Chelsea captain John Terry
still a target along with Everton's Joleon Lescott, Kolo Toure of
Arsenal and FC Porto's Bruno Alves.
Although a move for Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o has apparently
fallen through, Sport report that City may also try to
sign Luis Fabiano from Sevilla.
Fabiano, who is closing on a move to AC Milan, has hinted
through his agent that he would only consider a move to the
Rossoneri, although may be tempted by the wage packet on
offer and the fact that fellow countryman Robinho plies his trade
at Eastlands.