AC Milan pull out of Tevez signing

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AC Milan have have dropped out of the running to sign Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.

Managing director Adriano Galliani claimed they came "ever so close" to agreeing a deal for the 27-year-old.

The Italian club, who set a 1800 GMT deadline to secure a deal, have instead signed Maxi Lopez from Catania on loan.

"If someone had asked me at 5.30pm who would be coming, I'd have said Tevez. It was heart in mouth stuff right up to the deadline," Galliani said.


Earlier this week City criticised Milan for the way they had gone about trying to sign the Argentine striker, while Inter Milan and French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain both withdrew from the race to sign Tevez after having bids turned down by City.

Tevez has not played for City since September and his dispute with the club has so far cost the Argentine £9.3m in wages, fines and lost bonuses.

Tevez's adviser, Kia Joorabchian, told talkSPORT that he expected his client to remain at City until the next transfer window in June and Galliani has not ruled out making another bid in the summer.


BBC