The Carlos You May Never Have Heard Of

The golden boot recipient at the 2005 Under-17 World Cup. Was a main reason why his team managed to thrash Brazil 3-0 in the tournament's final. Nope. Not Argentina's Carlos Tevez (who has been making a lot of headlines himself). It is Mexico's young teen prodigy - Carlos Vela. Or rather Arsenal's best hope since the departure of Thierry Henry. The Gunners signed Vela in November 2005 after fighting off a great deal of attraction from other European giants but had to loan him out to Celta Vigo (who in turned loaned him out to Salamanca FC because they have used up the available EU player slots) because they could not get a work permit for him in England.

He was supposed to return to the Emirates Stadium at the start of 2008 but apparently Arsene Wenger has been working to bring him back this month. Guess what the Frenchman said about his secret weapon - "I like his intelligence and his pace. He scores goals but he can also create them. He's a special talent and I believe 100 per cent that he will make it at the highest level." Hmmm, for a while, I though Wenger was talking about Thierry Henry...

Man Utd Snatches Tevez

In what has turned out to be a circus scene from the English FA and a dream saga for the media, the Tevez saga may finally be put to an end after Sir Alex Ferguson declared that the Argentine star will jet to Manchester for a medical. The Premier League is still having some doubts but Tevez is widely expected to sign a contract next week after the Copa America final.

Manchester United will initially sign Tevez on a loan with the option of a permanent deal. The deal is expected to be worth about £30 million.

Carlos Tevez + Wayne Rooney + Ronaldo + Ryan Giggs + Paul Scholes + Nani + Anderson = Yummy. (But in my opinion, Owen Hargreaves is still Man Utd's best signing - they need him to neutralise the opposition in crucial Champions League matches. Carrick's failure to keep a handle on Kaka and Seedorf was probably the main reason why Man Utd failed so spectacularly at the San Siro)