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Wed 07 Jul 2007Tevez deal suffers another setbackSOCCER:Carlos Tevez' move to Manchester United suffered a fresh setback last night when West Ham blocked the Argentinian's proposed medical on the day that he arrived in Manchester from Venezuela.Although Tevez has already agreed personal terms of €133,000 a week, the Premier League has demanded that any deal must be done between the two clubs and not with the player's representative, Kia Joorabchian.