Manchester United Will Lose Carlos Tevez In January

Well that is to say, Manchester United will lose Carlos Tevez in January if you believe everything Real Madrid say. According to them, Tevez is Spain bound because United have delayed for so long over his permanent signing.

Madrid failed miserably in their attempt to lure Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer and now seem to think they can get Carlos Tevez to join them.

With the injury to Ruud Van Nistelrooy they are desperate for a striker now but I'm baffled as to why they don't follow the traditional route in their transfer dealings, that is to say, call the manager of the player you are interested in and then see if you can strike a deal. Using Marca and other half baked newspapers to do your dirty work and alienating everyone seems pathetic to me.

They'd like to see a deal done in the January transfer window, but as United have him on a two season loan deal, he's just not available to them. Unless of course they show some good manners and call Fergie, eat some humble pie and realise they are just a club from Spain to us.

Tevez is understandably a bit upset he has started so many games on the bench and now Real have seized the opportunity and are confident of signing him. According to them, it is "In a complicated arrangement with MSI, who own the economic rights of the player". What on earth that is supposed to mean is beyond me and just makes Real look foolish.

United have paid a total of £6 million to loan him for two seasons. They would then have to part with a further £26 million to buy him outright.

Talks about sealing the permanent deal have been put off and then put off some more and I feel Tevez is resigned to a move. In my mind £26m is just too much, that kind of cash will buy Karim Benzema.

Add to this the fact Fergie has been talking about the buy back clause for Giuseppe Rossi, as well as bringing Fraizer Campbell back from Spurs, along with the recent signing of Zoran Tosic, I think the writing is on the wall for Tevez.

Zoran Tosic Transfer Details Here