'Lessons to be learnt' over Tevez

Updated 11.59 Sun Aug 05 2007

Keywords: Barclays Premier League, Richard Scudamore, Carlos Tevez

Richard Scudamore is confident that the Barclays Premier League now have regulations in place to make sure there is no repeat of the Carlos Tevez affair.

Scudamore, the league's chief executive, believes the clubs now understand they must submit all documentation relating to a transfer before they can be approved.

Scudamore, the league's chief executive, believes the clubs now understand they must submit all documentation relating to a transfer before they can be approved

He believes lessons have been learned as the Tevez case comes to an end with his pending transfer to Manchester United from West Ham, who were fined £5.5m last season for third party irregularities over his move to Upton Park last summer.

Scudamore insisted: "We have changed the rules this summer, clubs are in no doubt now. West Ham initially claimed that there was no need to submit these forms or indeed that what they were doing broke our rules.

"Now we have changed the rules to say that clubs must send any documentation relating to the deal, whether you believe it is relevant or not.

"It must be sent in, we will have a look and let the people who guard the rules be the judge as to whether things do need to be seen or not."