City set to poach Tevez from under the noses of their city rivals.

Manchester City are the reported favourites to poach Carlos Tevez from beneath the very nose of their city counterparts as the players loan deal at Manchester United is approaching a rapid halt. Tevez has made no secret of his desire to stay at United but it is thought that the current Premier League champions are not willing to pay the £25 million that will make his services permanent.

Having already paid up to £10 million to have him on loan for two seasons you can understand why but the point is that if Tevez goes to City it will anger hundreds of thousands of United fans that once adored and respected the Argentine. Fair enough he may have had a few disagreements with the manager and the club but that is not reason enough to throw back in the face, the support of many United fans that helped him through a rough patch.

If Tevez has any sense or wants to remain any good contacts at United then he will not even think about this deal and will look for a move elsewhere. Many United fans would probably rather see him join Liverpool that Manchester City and this is saying a tremendous amount.

It would be a brilliant signing for City because it would add to the growing talent they are currently assembling. Mark Hughes is trying to put together a squad that clearly retains all of the major personal values in football. These are hard work, honesty and respect and all of the players he has brought in so far do not appear to have egos and would fit into this thesis perfectly.

However, the summer transfer market has so far thrown up many surprises that mean seemingly certain deals can be changed at the last minute. United, if they wanted to, could still sign up Tevez as hard as this may seem because they are due a lot of money from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Madrid themselves were also heavily linked with Tevez and it could be the case that they steal in with some last minute negotiations to take him to the Real revolution.

The main problem as far as United are concerned is the fact that they do not have any control over the Argentine. As his current deal at United is only on a loan basis, they can have no influence over the club that he chooses to join after the next few days, when the loan expires. Sir Alex Ferguson would obviously like him to go to a foreign club but he cannot change the mindset of the player if he wants to remain in England.

It would be nice for the matter to just be settled as it has been dragging on for an extended period of time now. Tevez will want to settle down and work on his future career and City will want to work out who they can go for if they can’t make good of the rumours linking him to Eastlands.