AC Milan Re-Enter The Carlos Tevez Saga

and Inter Milan heavily linked, only to turn their attention elsewhere, and Milan had been though to be focusing instead on the capture of Maxi Lopez, who signed over the weekend. But vice-president Adriano Galliani left the door open for a last-minute move yesterday, and the deal is now firmly back in play. Whether this one comes off remains to be seen, but the Russians may yet come into play, with the Russian deadline still some weeks off. Either way, it will be nice to be able to stop talking about Tevez for a few weeks at least. As a potential final twist in his Manchester City tail, Tevez has launched an appeal to the Premier League against the fine of six weeks' wages - or £1.2m - which the club slapped on him after he was found guilty of gross misconduct, and lost a subsequent appeal to the club's board. A Premier League hearing will now be scheduled.