Manchester City confirm a deal has been agreed with Corinthians for Carlos Tévez

18 July 2011 06:03
By Ken Lawrence, San Francisco[LNB]8:40AM BST 18 Jul 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] City turned down a £40 million bid from the Brazilian club last week, with Manchester City believed to be holding out for £50 million for a player who finished as joint top scorer in the Premier League last season with 20 goals. [LNB]However, speaking on the club's pre-season tour of North America, Mancini said: "We have an agreement with Corinthians but Carlos now is still a City player." [LNB]Telegraph Sport understands that Tevez will be replaced at City by his Agentina team-mate Sergio Aguero, who is poised to leave Atletico Madrid for a fee in the region of £39 million ($45m).[LNB]Corinthians moved for Tévez earlier this month following his admission that he wished to leave City for the sake of his family, with his two children based in his homeland. [LNB]Corinthians President Andres Sanchez last week claimed Juventus had entered the race to sign Tévez but insisted his own club would not increase their offer for the wantaway South American. [LNB]Related Articles

Source: Telegraph