Whelan: Are the Hammers lying about Tevez?
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has written to the Premier League requesting 'concrete evidence' Carlos Tevez was eligible to play for West Ham during their recent 3-0 win at the JJB Stadium.
Whelan's letter is the latest escalation of the row over the League's decision not to punish the Hammers with a points deduction for breaching their rules by fielding Tevez and Argentina team-mate Javier Mascherano this season.
Fellow Premiership strugglers Wigan, Sheffield United, Charlton and Fulham have threatened legal action after West Ham were handed a £5.5million fine for irregularities in the duo's contracts, believed to be relating to third-party ownership.
According to The Times, Whelan's letter was sent on Wednesday night to Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and the other top-flight clubs.
It read: 'In your e-mail of May 8 sent to all Premier League clubs, you state that assurances were received in a satisfactory form from West Ham. Surely the contract can only be terminated by both parties?
'Could we and the rest of the Premier League please see concrete evidence, i.e, written confirmation that this contract had been cancelled by both parties and furthermore, was this termination actually completed before Saturday, April 28, the day West Ham played Tevez at the JJB Stadium?'
One of Wigan or Sheffield United will be relegated if West Ham take at point in their final game of the season at Manchester United.