No Milan move: Carlos Tevez (Picture: REUTERS)

AC Milan have cleared the way for Juventus to move for Carlos Tevez, which in turn may edge Gonzalo Higuain closer towards Arsenal.

The Rossoneri have long been linked with a bid for the Manchester City striker, but vice-president Adriano Galliani has ruled out the possibility of the Argentinean arriving at the San Siro.

‘Tevez is not a transfer target for us. Before we will try to bring in new players, we will have to sell some of our own players first,’ Galliani told reporters.

‘It’s not a financial problem, but has to do with the amount of attackers we already have. At the moment, we already have seven players for just three positions.


Higuain scored 18 goals for Real this term despite spending much of the season on the bench (Picture: AFP/Getty)

‘Our big transfer coup came in January when we signed Mario Balotelli from City. We will see if anything else happens.’



Galliani’s admission will be music to the ears of rivals Juventus, who are still in the hunt for Tevez, as well as Gunners target Higuain.

Juve are highly unlikely to sign both strikers, and with Real Madrid demanding in excess of £25million for Higuain, the Italians may choose to focus on Tevez, who would represent the cheaper option.

The 29-year-old only has a year left to run on his City deal and would be available for little over £10m.

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