Manchester City will reportedly allow Carlos Tevez to join AC Milan on loan in January – but only if the Serie A champions undertake an obligation to buy the player at the end of the season.
Officials from both sides met in London on Thursday to try to come to an agreement over the Argentine’s proposed move to San Siro.
However, according to Sky Sport Italia, the two parties remain at loggerheads over the exact nature of the deal.
Milan remain solely interested in initially taking the player on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
City have reportedly softened their stance on a permanent transfer in January but are adamant that the Rossoneri must commit to acquiring the player in the summer.
With no agreement forthcoming, the clubs apparently agreed to postpone the negotiations until after Christmas.
Tevez has not featured for City since refusing to come on as a substitute in the Premier League leaders’ Champions League loss to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in September.