Joorabchian only cares about the money, not Tevez

Further Update:
Brief update... the Premier League may consider West Ham's offer that they will be paid as little as 1 million pounds to give up Tevez's registration and allow him to go over to Manchester United. Now the question is whether Joorabchian is greedy enough to not accept that compromise and wants to stick with the original 100,000.

If he does not agree, this would mean a long court case and Tevez would be stuck on the sidelines until January.

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There are many reasons why third-party companies should not own sports players thereby governing their lives and their careers. I turn to Kia Joorabchian, the Iranian owner of Media Sports Investment and Just Sports Inc., and pretty much, the owner of economic rights to Carlos Tevez, the Argentina football (soccer) player who played a major factor in rescuing West Ham United from relegation last season.

I do not know why football clubs would choose to have a player who is owned by a third-party group. As such, Tevez is pretty much a puppet of Joorabchian. If some wealthy club wants to buy Tevez, then the Iranian and his company gets to pocket the transfer money. I would even expect Joorabchian to overrule Tevez's decision whether to stay with a football club if some other club offers a higher contract agreement for him. It's always about the money of course. I wonder if Tevez knows that. I wonder if it is possible for Tevez to break links with the Iranian?

At this point, West Ham United knows Tevez wants to go to Manchester United. As for the estimated transfer fee of 30 million pounds, West Ham is willing to consider 6 million pounds, the minimum fee required by the Premier League. However, Joorabchian believes it should be 100,000 pounds as stated in the previous agreement that was ripped up by West Ham and the League.

Right now, Kia is taking West Ham to court to prove that the previous agreement between the two groups is still valid and that only 100,000 pounds should be paid out.

After this fiasco has ended, there must be some rule that governs the player's registration by the club versus the economic rights that are owned by some shady corporation.

Also, would Manchester United try to buy out Tevez's ownership outright? This would eliminate the bothersome Iranian, and hopefully Tevez can find a better agent to market his ability to the football world.

The Sun - You can have Tevez for 6 million

Guardian UK - Premier League's softer line may run in Tevez's favour

Telegraph UK - West Ham propose Carlos Tevez peace deal