Departing Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is joining Manchester City so not to unsettle his family.

The Sun says the Argentine striker has yet to officially decide where he is heading next, after turning down the chance of a long-term stay at Manchester United.

Yet City, who are battling Chelsea for his signature, are red-hot favourites after it emerged hitman Tevez has enrolled four-year-old Florencia in a private school in Cheshire.

She starts in September - effectively proof that the forward plans to stay in the North West.

Tevez, 25, will pick up around £160,000-a-week at United's bitter rivals after City boss Mark Hughes convinced him to join his Eastlands revolution.