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Gunner Tevez
By PAT SHEEHAN
ARSENE WENGER is close to winning his £18million battle with Manchester United for Carlos Tevez.
The Argentine will be in London today to undergo a medical before rubber-stamping his move to the Gunners.
Strike star Tevez, 22, has always insisted he preferred London ahead of Manchester.
And it is a big blow for Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson, who had Tevez at No 2 on his shopping list after Bayern Munich’s England ace Owen Hargreaves.
It is understood boss Wenger and the Gunners had been willing to offer Tevez a five-year deal — although United could have topped their wages.
Tevez, among Argentina’s best-paid players on around £20,000 a week, was yesterday trying to sort out a cash wrangle with his Brazilian club Corinthians.
He was in Paris with club president Alberto Dualib to negotiate loyalty bonuses and other payments before deciding on his destination.
And it now looks as if Wenger has put one over on old foe Fergie.
By PAT SHEEHAN
ARSENE WENGER is close to winning his £18million battle with Manchester United for Carlos Tevez.
The Argentine will be in London today to undergo a medical before rubber-stamping his move to the Gunners.
Strike star Tevez, 22, has always insisted he preferred London ahead of Manchester.
And it is a big blow for Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson, who had Tevez at No 2 on his shopping list after Bayern Munich’s England ace Owen Hargreaves.
It is understood boss Wenger and the Gunners had been willing to offer Tevez a five-year deal — although United could have topped their wages.
Tevez, among Argentina’s best-paid players on around £20,000 a week, was yesterday trying to sort out a cash wrangle with his Brazilian club Corinthians.
He was in Paris with club president Alberto Dualib to negotiate loyalty bonuses and other payments before deciding on his destination.
And it now looks as if Wenger has put one over on old foe Fergie.