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HAMMERS TO LAND TEVEZ & MASCHERANO

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d3adly

Senior Squad
West Ham United are set to pull off a major coup by the signing Argentine stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, skysports.com can reveal.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United were all thought to be competing for the duo, along with some of the continents elite including Bayern Munich and Milan.

However, The Hammers have struck a deal with Media Sports Investments (MSI) - who own the rights to the Corinthians pair.

Portsmouth were also in line to broker a move, but it seems MSI have decided that a move to West Ham will best serve their prize assets.

The deal is believed to be initially for a season-long loan for the duo - but it could become permanent if all parties are happy.

The pair are both currently in England ahead of this weekend's Brazil versus Argentina clash at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

A statement on Tevez's website claims a move is done for himself and Mascherano.

"Carlitos Tevez and his former Corinthians team-mate, Javier Mascherano, has signed a contract to play with West Ham United of England," read the statement.
 
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tracertong

Reserve Team
Seems like Carlos and Javier are well controlled by the russian mafia. I guess they made them an offer they couldn't refuse.....Godfather stylie.

 
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Dreath

Senior Squad
I believe the idea is to see how they do in the EPL, then wait for a mammoth bid from the big clubs.
 
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sniglet

Club Supporter
From what I can tell, this may have nothing whatsoever to do with Chelsea. From what I can make out, MSI would stand to lose out on a lot of money if Tevez/Mascherano were transfered directly out of Brazil to a big club (the highest direct transfer out of Brazil was £12mil from Ronaldinho to PSG - Kaka for example joined Milan for £5mil).

If Tevez/Masch play well in the Premier League for the Hammers then their price will rapidly rise and MSI will be sure to take a much greater amount of money for the transfer when Man United, Arsenal or Chelsea go in for them. You might see them sign for the Hammers permanently for little money after this season, then in the following Christmas window expect a bid from Man United / Chelsea in excess of £25mil, double what MSI would have got if transfered directly from Brazil.

Not that I care, it'll just be cool to see Tevez and Masch playing in the EPL, and for an exciting to watch team too. :amika:
 
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Kibe Kru

Starting XI
sniglet said:
From what I can tell, this may have nothing whatsoever to do with Chelsea. From what I can make out, MSI would stand to lose out on a lot of money if Tevez/Mascherano were transfered directly out of Brazil to a big club (the highest direct transfer out of Brazil was £12mil from Ronaldinho to PSG - Kaka for example joined Milan for £5mil).
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Just to correct something, the most expensive player transferred from Brazil to Europe was Denilson, in 1998, from Sao Paulo to Betis, 22M pounds.

If West Ham did sign Tevez/Masc, they've done really well. Surely, Tevez may have an attitude, but he plays great. Never ever make him mad though. He'll leave claiming he wants the best for his family and stuff... Like he did at Boca and Corinthians.
 
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d3adly

Senior Squad
Something Fishy About Tevez And Mascherano To West Ham Deal

August 31st, 2006 by Alan Hylands

And I'm not talking about the year's supply of jellied eels they've got in front of them either. The deal to take Argentina stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to West Ham United hasn't officially been confirmed yet but football discussion forums are white hot with the news and the potential implications, not only for West Ham but for the premiership at large.
What would attract two of the world's most sought after, young, talented international stars to Upton Park and the waiting arms of Alan Pardew?
At first glance there is no logical explanation. West Ham had a great season last year after their promotion and surprised a lot of people (me
included) with their classy football and solid defence that not only gave them a respectable league finish but also took them to the FA Cup Final.
I doubt that their Cup Final defeat in one of the liveliest and most enjoyable Cup Finals in many years will have been enough to tempt the two Argies though and despite having a foot in European competition with the UEFA Cup, I doubt that's the real pulling factor either.
My suspicions lead me to a somewhat shadier deal being cooked up between the players' club Corinthians, their owners MSI and another club with shady links to MSI and their owners. It's long been rumoured that Roman Abramovich is the money man behind MSI and the reason that a broke Brazilian club like Corinthians could afford players like Tevez and Mascherano in the first place. It leaves no doubt in my mind that Chelsea and Roman are behind this proposed season long loan deal for the two Argentinians to West Ham and it's only for one purpose - to acclimatise the players to London and the Premiership and see whether they are worth signing for Chelsea properly next summer.
There can be no other reason for this transfer to take place. Yes, West Ham are a good, homely club with some good players but for a club to sign Carlton Cole this summer and turn around and also get Carlos Tevez, it leaves me wondering what the motives are. I think I've worked out the obvious answer and it doesn't bode well for the rest of the Premiership.
We've seen Chelsea's strange buys and loan deals in the past with players like Smertin and Jarosik but this moves things to another level completely. Chelsea don't outright own these players or their club but their guiding hand can skew the transfer market that they can prevent any of their near rivals in the top five from having these players while they park them at a safe and respectable club, close but not too close, for a season to let them mature in the English game.
Something stinks around here and the smell is increasingly eminating from Roman Abramovich's direction.



it is what it is :nape:
 
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Kibe Kru

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I know a lot's been said about Roman Abramovich and MSI, though Brazilian media believe that MSI owners are a bunch of shady Russian businessmen with no relation to Abramovich. More like Boris Berezovsky. I'm not sure about Roman and Boris' relationship, they could be friends, I guess...
 
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