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Man Utd call in Fifa over Tevez - BBC

Manchester United chief executive David Gill says the club has asked Fifa to
intervene in the Carlos Tevez dispute. Tevez, 23, was in Manchester on
Tuesday but West Ham refused permission for him to have a medical at Old
Trafford. Gill said the case would be rushed through by Fifa so that it
could be dealt with as soon as possible. West Ham have also asked for the
matter to be referred to Fifa, with a spokesman adding: "All parties agree
this is the best way forward."
Gill has expressed his confidence the 23-year-old Argentina international
striker would eventually become a United player. The Hammers insist they are
still waiting to receive an offer for Tevez. And the Premier League says a
deal must be done between United and West Ham, but not Kia Joorabchian, of
Media Sports Investments (MSI), who owns Tevez's economic rights.
BBC Radio Five Live's Gordon Farquhar said: "Tevez's registration will not
be transferred until the Premier League are happy and West Ham agree. "So
United are going to have to be patient as the Hammers exert their rights
over the man they still consider to be their player."
West Ham released a statement on Tuesday saying: "No agreement has been
reached in relation to Carlos Tevez." Under Premier League rules, one club
is not allowed to give a player a medical unless his current club agree.
Tevez flew into Manchester on Tuesday after finishing on the losing side in
Sunday's Copa America final with Argentina, while Manchester United are on a
pre-season tour in Japan.
United's legal expert Maurice Watkins has remained in England as efforts to
resolve the dispute intensify. "Despite a day of talks led by chairman
Eggert Magnusson for the Hammers and Maurice Watkins for United, there is no
deal and West Ham clearly aren't going to be railroaded into this," added
Farquar.
"They have refused a written transfer request, are asserting their rights
over the player and are going to insist on this being a transfer between two
clubs and not with a third party, the MSI group, whatever their claims over
economic rights to the player may be."
It is the latest twist in a transfer saga Gill described as
"over-complicated" on Monday. The Premier League has insisted West Ham,
which holds Tevez's registration, must receive the majority of the reported
£30m fee rather than Joorabchian. Last week, a Premier League spokesman
said: "Any deal for Carlos Tevez has to be done directly with West Ham
United. "They hold the registration and we will not transfer the
registration unless a deal is done directly with the club."
West Ham were only allowed to keep playing Tevez last season after assuring
the Premier League all third-party clauses in the player's contract had been
severed. But Joorabchian was confident last week that he had a sound legal
footing to push through the transfer. "We don't see any problems. I spoke to
United on Thursday and they are confident they will have him registered
within days," he said. "Carlos will come on Tuesday, have a medical on
Wednesday at United and hopefully we will have administrative issues sorted
next week. "Personal terms between Carlos and United have been agreed in
full. He feels confident now he is a Manchester United player."
A player cannot have a medical unless his club agrees and West Ham will not
give formal permission for a medical until they have been made an offer and
accepted it.