Reds confident on Tevez
Sir Alex Ferguson seemed confident that his attempt to bring West Ham striker Carlos Tevez to Old Trafford are edging ever closer.
The United boss admitted on Monday that he had expected the transfer to be completed last weekend. But conflicting reports in the past few days have suggested that the deal for the 23-year-old Argentina international has been on the brink of completion or, elsewhere, on the brink of collapse.
However, Sir Alex has faith that a conlusion will soon be reached.
"I think we have got the player  we think he is our player and are very hopeful," he told Sky Sports News on Thursday evening.
"The Premier League seem to be holding back, I think they probably want to make sure everything is transparent. We want that to be the case  we don't want a bad taste surrounding the transfer, we want it done cleanly."
The Reds boss admired Tevez from afar and up close last season, the striker overcame a period of acclimatisation in the Premier League to become they key figure in West Ham's resurgence in form and their eventually successful battle against relegation.
Tevez's match-winning goal against United on the final day of the season guaranteed West Ham's survival, and his sublime finish brought first-hand confirmation for Sir Alex that he could perform on the Old Trafford stage.
"I think his form kept West Ham up," added Sir Alex. "And as far as our club are concerned, everyone was excited when we thought we could get him. He's exciting, his form is fantastic and at 23 he can get better."
