Fergie confirms Tevez chase
09 Jul 2007 - 14:00:55
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that his club are close to completing a deal to bring West Ham United ace Carlos Tevez to Old Trafford.
The 23-year-old Argentina star is currently away on international duty at the Copa America, but Ferguson says he is surprised that the transfer has not yet been completed.
He commented: "We are in negotiations and want to make sure there are no side issues. The essential parts are agreed and hopefully it'll be finalised soon.
"(Club solicitor) Maurice Watkins has been working on it for a month, maybe more, to make sure the deal is perfectly clear.
"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 (chief executive) 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 arrival of Tevez in England caused a furore as the Hammers were fined £5.5million over irregularities about the ownership of the striker, with MSI chief Kia Joorabchian still claiming a hold on the player's registration.
