Carlos Tevez in clear to join Manchester City for £23m

Manchester City have been handed a clear run to sign Carlos Tevez in a £23million deal.

A Chelsea source said last night: "There is no current interest from us in Carlos Tevez."

When it was clear Tevez would leave United, Chelsea were interested. But they baulked at the asking price and appear to have left City as the only club willing to meet the fee and where Tevez is happy to play.

Liverpool were keen but Tevez made it clear he would not go to Anfield.

United announced yesterday they would not be signing the Argentine striker. They revealed they offered him a five-year contract.

But Kia Joorabchian, Tevez's adviser, said: "He felt unloved. If the offer had come six months earlier he wouldn't have hesitated."