Manchester City [ Images ] have completed the signing of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez [ Images ] after he passed a medical, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

The club's website said the 25-year-old former Manchester United [ Images ] player was due at the stadium at around 1200 GMT for a news conference.

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Tevez, who spent the last two seasons at United under a lease agreement after a spell with West Ham United, was Abu Dhabi-owned City's third major signing since the end of last season.

They also splashed out for Aston Villa [ Images ] midfielder Gareth Barry [ Images ] and Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz as they look to challenge the top four teams in the league.

City have also been linked with a Chelsea [ Images ] captain John Terry [ Images ] and Arsenal [ Images ] striker Emmanuel Adebayor.