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Sportsmail can today reveal the full cash details of the stunning transfer, even though West Ham moved to try to block the deal.

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United move in dount: Carlos Tevez has been told to report to West Ham for pre-season training

A legal battle will now follow between Tevez's owner, businessman Kia Joorabchian, and Upton Park.#

Joorabchian is believed to have "potentially explosive documentation" that could yet blow apart the Premier League's decision not to dock West Ham points at the end of last season.

Sources close to the biggest transfer of the summer believe West Ham's statement to be a tactic designed to ensure that they receive a cut of the transfer fee and, at the same time, avoid accusations from the Premier League that their declaration of outright ownership of Tevez back in April was false. West Ham deny this.

Earlier, details of the transfer emerged:

Tevez, 23, will join United on an initial £6million two-year loan.

If Manchester United then exercise a three-year buy-out option, it will cost them a further £35million. They will then own the player outright.

Tevez's wages have been agreed for five years — and United will pay him just under £100,000 a week.

All transfer monies will be paid directly to owner Kia Joorabchian.

The Premier League are determined not to sanction the transfer unless West Ham are seen to be exercising their rights as the player's employers, and Hammers last night refused to play ball with United, demanding that the Old Trafford board negotiate directly for the player.

West Ham chairman Eggert Magnusson said: "Carlos Tevez is a registered West Ham player, contracted to the club until June 2010. There is no agreement with West Ham for Carlos Tevez to leave the club and we expect him to return in time for next season's preparations.

"No decision on his future can be reached without the agreement of West Ham."

Champions United are still optimistic that the deal will go through at the start of next week but officials were privately conceding that they now have a battle on their hands.

Ironically, Joorabchian tried to buy West Ham last summer, which is why Tevez was taken to Upton Park.

However, a bitter falling-out has taken place, with West Ham often refusing to return Joorabchian's calls as he tried to discuss an extension of the Tevez deal.