Manchester United's plan to give Carlos Tevez a medical on Wednesday has been derailed after West Ham refused to give permission for it to go ahead.
Tevez flew in to Manchester on Tuesday but West Ham released a statement saying: "No agreement has been reached in relation to Carlos Tevez."
Under Premier League rules, one club is not allowed to give a player a medical unless his current club agree.
West Ham insist they are still waiting to receive an offer for Tevez.
The reported £30m deal initially stalled as the Premier League said it must be done between Manchester United and West Ham, but not Kia Joorabchian of MSI who owns the 23-year-old's economic rights.
Tevez flew into Manchester on Tuesday after finishing on the losing side in Sunday's Copa America final with Argentina, while Manchester United are on a pre-season tour in Japan.
United's legal expert Watkins has remained in England as efforts to resolve the dispute intensify.
Five Live's Gordon Farquhar said: "Despite a day of talks led by chairman Eggert Magnusson for the Hammers and Maurice Watkins for United, there is no deal and West Ham clearly aren't going to be railroaded into this.
"They have refused a written transfer request, are asserting their rights over the player and are going to insist on this being a transfer between two clubs and not with a third party, the MSI group, whatever their claims over economic rights to the player may be."
It is the latest twist in a transfer saga that United chief executive David Gill described as "over-complicated" on Monday.
The Premier League has insisted West Ham, who hold Tevez's registration, must receive the majority of the fee rather than Joorabchian.
Last week, a Premier League spokesman said: "Any deal for Carlos Tevez has to be done directly with West Ham United.
"They hold the registration and we will not transfer the registration unless a deal is done directly with the club."
West Ham were only allowed to keep playing Tevez last season after assuring the Premier League all third-party clauses in the player's contract had been severed.
But Joorabchian was confident last week that he had a sound legal footing to push through the transfer.
"We don't see any problems. I spoke to United on Thursday and they are confident they will have him registered within days," said Joorabchian.
"Carlos will come on Tuesday, have a medical on Wednesday at United and hopefully we will have administrative issues sorted next week.
"Personal terms between Carlos and United have been agreed in full. He feels confident now he is a Manchester United player."
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Tevez flew in to Manchester on Tuesday but West Ham released a statement saying: "No agreement has been reached in relation to Carlos Tevez."
Under Premier League rules, one club is not allowed to give a player a medical unless his current club agree.
West Ham insist they are still waiting to receive an offer for Tevez.
The reported £30m deal initially stalled as the Premier League said it must be done between Manchester United and West Ham, but not Kia Joorabchian of MSI who owns the 23-year-old's economic rights.
Tevez flew into Manchester on Tuesday after finishing on the losing side in Sunday's Copa America final with Argentina, while Manchester United are on a pre-season tour in Japan.
United's legal expert Watkins has remained in England as efforts to resolve the dispute intensify.
Five Live's Gordon Farquhar said: "Despite a day of talks led by chairman Eggert Magnusson for the Hammers and Maurice Watkins for United, there is no deal and West Ham clearly aren't going to be railroaded into this.
"They have refused a written transfer request, are asserting their rights over the player and are going to insist on this being a transfer between two clubs and not with a third party, the MSI group, whatever their claims over economic rights to the player may be."
It is the latest twist in a transfer saga that United chief executive David Gill described as "over-complicated" on Monday.
The Premier League has insisted West Ham, who hold Tevez's registration, must receive the majority of the fee rather than Joorabchian.
Last week, a Premier League spokesman said: "Any deal for Carlos Tevez has to be done directly with West Ham United.
"They hold the registration and we will not transfer the registration unless a deal is done directly with the club."
West Ham were only allowed to keep playing Tevez last season after assuring the Premier League all third-party clauses in the player's contract had been severed.
But Joorabchian was confident last week that he had a sound legal footing to push through the transfer.
"We don't see any problems. I spoke to United on Thursday and they are confident they will have him registered within days," said Joorabchian.
"Carlos will come on Tuesday, have a medical on Wednesday at United and hopefully we will have administrative issues sorted next week.
"Personal terms between Carlos and United have been agreed in full. He feels confident now he is a Manchester United player."
BBC Sports
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