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 ... (link)