United await formal bid for unsettled Smith

MANCHESTER UNITED are still waiting to receive a formal offer for unsettled striker Alan Smith.

Although the wrangle over Carlos Tevez’s proposed move to Old Trafford is now heading for the High Court, United are working on the assumption that the Argentina striker will join them before the August 31 transfer deadline.

Tevez’s eventual arrival would cast a huge question mark over Smith’s future, especially as Alex Ferguson admitting the limited number of games he would be able to offer the £6m former Leeds striker is likely to be a major problem.