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Argentine national team striker Carlos Tevez sensationally revealed on his website that he and his national team and club teammate Javier Mascherano are ready to play together.
"Carlitos Tevez, along with his team mate Javier Mascherano, have signed a contract with the English team 'West Ham'," the statement said on C.Tevez's personal website www.carlitostevez.com.ar.
Representing their homeland in the World Cup and considered among the most promising players in the world, they are most likely to be initially loaned out and later could become the most expensive signings in the history of the London team.
West Ham has not commented yet, but it is reported that the club has added two new players, and they hope to provide more information during a press conference on Thursday evening.
Recently appointed as the new coach of Corinthians, Emerson Leao stripped C.Tevez of the team captaincy and publicly declared that he does not want to see any Argentinian players in his new club. After this statement, the player decided to leave the club immediately.
The 22-year-old C.Tevez, also known as "pitbull," is known for his excellent ball control technique and has many similarities to the English wonderkid Wayne Rooney. Clubs like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Milan, and Man Utd have shown interest in him.
Despite his short stature, 22-year-old J.Mascherano is currently considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. Famous Spanish clubs such as Real Madrid and Deportivo showed interest in him in 2004. However, his then team River Plate ended negotiations, stating that no team would be able to pay the release clause. In 2005, Corinthians acquired him for 15 million United States dollars.
It was believed that Chelsea wanted to acquire this midfielder and replace the 33-year-old veteran Claude Makelele, while Man Utd expressed interest in this midfielder as they have been looking for a midfielder who could fill the legendary Roy Keane's position in the middle of the field for quite some time.
