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

By Ken Lawrence, San Francisco8:40AM BST 18 Jul 2011Comments 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. 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." 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).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. 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. Related Articles

Source: Telegraph