AC Milan expect a decision over the signing of Manchester City rebel Carlos Tevez on Friday.
Catania have agreed terms to sell them Maxi Lopez instead, but he is holed up in a hotel room waiting for news.
"I will just confirm that if he doesn't arrive, then we will sign Tevez, but they are two alternative options.
"We will make a definitive decision on Friday.""Will Maxi Lopez join as well? Who knows," said vice-president Adriano Galliani as he arrived at a dinner meeting with director Ariedo Braida and Lopez's agent Andrea D'Amico.