Man City lands Tevez for £32m, club claims

Manchester City claim they have won the £32 million race for Carlos Tevez, stealing the Argentinian striker away from their city rivals United. City also believe they are ready to close a £10 million deal for Gareth Barry, seeing off Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs who were also chasing the Aston Villa captain, the News of the World reports.

• Chelsea will announce Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager this week, paving the way for the FA Cup winners to pursue Atletico Madrid's Argentinian star Sergio Aguero, according to the Mail on Sunday. Inter Milan and former Blues manager Jose Mourinho are also in the hunt for the £50 million forward.

• Meanwhile Chelsea have signed up CSKA Moscow star Yuri Zhirkov in a four-year deal for £18.4 million, the 25-year-old’s agent has claimed. The player – dubbed the Russian Ronaldinho – will move to Stamford Bridge later this summer, the News of the World reports. Ancelotti is said to have approved the deal, signed two days ago.

• David Beckham has dismissed rumours that he will be joining Ancelotti at the Bridge, should the AC Milan coach move to Chelsea this summer. Beckham, who finishes his six-month stint in Milan this Sunday, cannot see himself returning to the Barclays Premier League even if Ancelotti asks the 34-year-old to join him. "I don't think that's a possibility, to be quite honest," he told the Los Angeles Times. "At the end of the day, I'm still contracted to the Galaxy. ·