Going back to basics on the Tevez transfer saga, has the Argentinian ever publicly stated that he wants to play for us?
I ask for the simple reason that having read so often - mainly on this message board - that he is 'nailed-on' and we would hear circa 1/7/09 that he is going to be a City player, I took it almost for granted that it was just a matter of fact that it would be made official at the beginning of this month.
Is there any hard evidence to support the case that we are overwhelming favourites to sign him apart from:-
1) Speculation that because he has made arrangements for his kid(s)welfare/education locally,
2) Speculation in the media that he is 'nailed on' to be playing at Eastlands from next month
3) Bookmaker odds offering 1/7 his next club is us
4) So called ITK's whose provenance may be entirely bogus
5) Er.....that's it
From the time KJ stated that three English clubs and two European clubs were to be consulted with mid/late June, I have heard nothing from any official source that he is any nearer to joining us today - 6th July - than was the case three weeks ago.
Personally, I don't particularly find the 'the legal paperwork at the FA' line either persuasive or reassuring. At this point in the matter, I would by now have expected a holding statement from the club offering the supporters clear, unambiguous information as to the progress (or lack of ) being made to acquire Tevez. The silence is now become almost deafening and if there are any doubts about the matter being resolved in our favour, it is only because there is such a dearth of verifiable information from worthwhile sources coming into the public domain.