West Ham and Man Utd to Start Talks

The Guardian think that Man Utd are finally going to talk to the owners of Carlos Tevez, i.e. West Ham. They say talks are set to start today. Certainly comments by Magnusson and Curbishley over the weekend suggest the club are resigned to losing the Argentinian and if Man Utd actually offer the transfer money to the correct party it looks like they will get our man.

According to The Sun Man Utd have arranged for Tevez to have a medical on Wednesday. It is hard to see how they could have received West Ham's permission for this if talks are only due to start today. Surely Man Utd wouldn't tap up a player of another team.