Inter plot loan move for Tevez with a view to permanent switch next summer

Italian giants Inter Milan have stepped up their efforts to prise Carlos Tevez away from Manchester City by setting up a meeting with club officials later this month.

The Serie A outfit are expected to request the Argentine join them on loan for the whole of next season with a clause inserted into the deal which would make it mandatory for them to buy him in a year's time.

The deal would be similar in set-up to the one which saw Sweden international - and former Inter star - Zlatan Ibrahimovic join rivals AC Milan from Barcelona for the 2010/11 season before completing a switch earlier this summer.

Aguero talks to begin

Aguero emerged as City's top transfer target as Carlos Tevez'sfuture at the club remains far from clear.

At first Roberto Mancini suggested any bid was dependent on whether Tevez stayed or not, but it is no apparent that they will go for Aguero no matter what.

Aguero, who has made it clear he wants to leave Atletico, has been linked with Real Madrid andJuventus - but City are now clear favourites, and the player is known to be keen on a move to Eastlands.

It is believed that one of Aguero's lead agents Hernan Reguera held talks with City earlier this week and that went well.

Now Atletico sources have told Sky Sports that official talks are expected to begin this weekend.

Belief

City boss Mancini has reiterated his belief that Aguero would be a great signing for the club.

"Aguero is young and can start to score a lot. He will become a top striker. He is 23 and now is his time," he said.

"He is like Carlos Tevez and could play with Carlos, or Edin Dzeko or Mario Balotelli.

"He can play as first striker or second striker. He has good technique. After many years in a top club likeAtletico Madrid he can play Premier League.

"Aguero is a good player, like Samir Nasri, like Cesc Fabregas, like Robin van Persie - there are a lot of good players in England."

Source: skysports.com

Corinthians pull out of deal for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez

The Sao Paulo giants have decided to cease discussions of a move for the Argentine striker, due to the clubs being unable finalise the deal before Brazil's transfer deadline.

Corinthians have announced the end to negotiations for the transfer of Manchester City's Carlos Tevez.

Despite City manager Roberto Mancini claiming that a deal reportedly worth around €40 million (£35.1m) had been made on Monday, a formal statement from Corinthians has now confirmed that the transfer has fallen through.

Corinthians deny Tevez deal

Corinthians have denied reports that they have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the signing of striker Carlos Tevez.

City boss Roberto Mancini claimed on Monday morning that City had accepted an offer from the Brazilian club, but Corinthians president Andres Sanchez insists no deal has been done.

A statement from the club read: "Because of news reports this morning of an agreement between Corinthians and the striker Carlos Tevez, president Andres Sanchez is keen to clarify that Manchester City has not accepted Corinthians' offer for the player.

"In fact, [City] sent a counterproposal, which, due to the time difference, has only just reached the Corinthians board this morning. In the counterproposal, the Premier League club asks for changes in the form of payment and also in the total value of the transaction.

"Finally, the president Andres Sanchez advises that there is no concrete agreement with Tevez at this time and the counterproposal will be analysed by him and the board."

Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian remains hopeful a deal will be agreed before the Brazilian transfer window closes on Wednesday.

"There is no agreement at the moment but we are working hard and we will see what happens," Joorabchian told BBC Sport. "The deal has not been done and I don't want to say too much either way. To say I am optimistic would be just a guess but we are working hard."

If a deal is struck to take Tevez back to the club he won the Campeonato Brasileiro with in 2005, City are likely to target Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero as a replacement.

Source: www.sport.uk.msn.com

Carlos Tevez saga continues as Corinthians make new bid

Brazilian side Corinthians have made an improved offer for Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez.

Earlier this week they failed in a £35m offer for the want-away Argentine striker and are understood to have come back with a £39m bid.

"I do know there has been an increased offer," Tevez's representative Kia Joorabchian told BBC Sport, "but the bid only went in on Friday and it's very early stages."

City want close to £50m for Tevez.

They are determined not to be rushed into a deal, but were it to go ahead manager Roberto Mancini would then pursue his interest in Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero.

City believe they are in a powerful position as they are under no financial pressure to sell and Tevez is still locked into a long-term contract believed to be worth in excess of £200,000 per week.

So Corinthians' latest offer may still not be enough to persuade City into selling the 27-year-old, who last season captained them to the FA Cup and a place in the Champions League.

The Brazilians, backed by revenue from a new television deal, want to make Tevez a landmark signing by taking him back to the club where he previously enjoyed success.

Moving to South America would also help solve Tevez's problem of being separated from his family.

If he does go, his 23-year-old fellow countryman Aguero, who is rated at £45m by Atletico, is regarded as a natural replacement.

But City will not make a move for him until Tevez's future is clarified.

Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk

Sergio Agüero is open to replacing Carlos Tevez at Manchester City

The Argentina international Sergio Agüero has given the green light to an approach from Manchester City after admitting he wants to leave Atlético Madrid. The 23-year-old striker is viewed by the City hierarchy as the ideal replacement for Carlos Tevez, although the Eastlands club denied on Friday morning that Juventus have made a £45m bid for their outgoing captain.

Agüero, who has a release clause of £38m in his contract at Atlético, said that he sees moving to England or staying in Spain – where he has been linked with a switch to Atlético's Madrid rivals Real – as his only options, but made it clear his future lies away from Atlético.

Agüero told the Argentinian radio station Radio La Red: "I have made clear in my statement that I do not see myself at Atlético. I will seek the best for me, I know that my representatives are working and for now I don't want to think about it. I will do something after the Copa América, when I am able to think calmly.

"But if I said I saw myself at Atlético, I'd be lying. I'd prefer to play in Spain or England – those are the two best countries."

"Atlético has been my place of work in Spain. I have given everything for the shirt and I have had a lot of fun but as far as my future is concerned, don't bet on anything."

City's financial muscle would see them lead the chase for Agüero as they seek a replacement for his Argentina team-mate, Tevez, who has signalled his intent to leave Eastlands as he seeks a move back to South America to be closer to his family.

The Brazilian club Corinthians were thought to be the only side so far interested Tevez and had a £35m bid rejected earlier this week but their president, Andrés Sánchez, has claimed that Juventus have also lodged a bid, and that the Italians are prepared to pay £45m.

"Nothing has changed. They [Manchester City] have to decide whether to sell or not," said Sánchez. "They have a proposal for €52m [£45m] from Juventus, but Tevez does not want to stay in Europe."

However, a City spokesman said on Friday: "We haven't had anything from Juventus." The club have already made it clear to Corinthians that they will have to increase their bid to land Tevez.

Real Madrid are the other club who have been linked with a move for Agüero, although the Real manager, José Mourinho, is thought to favour a permanent move for Emmanuel Adebayor, who spent five months on loan at the Bernabéu from Manchester City last season.

Source: www.guardian.co.uk