Mirror:
Tevez agents set for talks over Russian move
Published 22:30 02/02/12 By David Maddock
Carlos Tevez may yet get the move away from Manchester City he craves, because the Russian transfer window is still wide open.
Sources close to the AWOL striker suggest his representatives are now pursuing the possibility of a deal involving a Russian club, to get him playing again before the summer.
Wealthy FC Anzhi have money to burn as they are backed as they are by oil-industry millions, and Tevez’s agent will hold talks over the possibility of a move.
The Russian league's transfer window doesn’t close until February 24, and Anzhi are ready to test the market in England in pursuit of some glamorous signings to join the likes of Samuel Eto’o and Roberto Carlos.
Anzhi have already expressed an interest in Arsenal’s unsettled Andrey Arshavin, though the player himself is thought to be against any such move.
Tevez, though, is desperate to go, and Anzhi would be prepared to pay wages in excess of £250,000 a week to secure such a coup for the club.
The sticking point would be the fee of around £20million, with City insisting they will not allow the player to go out on loan.
If a deal can be struck, the striker could go to Russia before looking to switch to an Italian side in the future.
Tevez himself has appealed the latest fine slapped on him by his club, for failing to turn up to training.