Man City agree to sell Tevez to Corinthians

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Manchester City have agreed to
sell Carlos Tevez to Brazilian side Corinthians although a fee
for the 27-year-old has yet to be finalised, City's manager
Roberto Mancini said on Monday.     

Mancini, speaking in Vancouver where City are continuing
their pre-season North American tour, told Sky Sports News: "We
have an agreement with Corinthians but Carlos now is still a
City player."     

The Brazilian window for foreign transfers closes on
Wednesday. 

Last week, City rejected a 40 million pounds ($64.47
million) bid from Corinthians, where the Argentinian played for
18 months between 2005-06 helping them win the Brazilian
championship in 2005.

Reports have said the English Premier League side want
around 50 million pounds for the player who joined them two
years ago from Manchester United.  

Tevez says he wants to return to South America to be closer
to his family and his two young daughters.     

Brazilian championship leaders Corinthians, one of their
country's most popular clubs, confirmed they were considering
City's terms.     

"Corinthians president Andres Sanchez said that there is
nothing concrete regarding Tevez at the moment and that the
terms will be analysed by himself and the board," said a
statement on the club's website (www.corinthians.com.br).     

Mancini said he did not know the current status of the
negotiations or whether personal terms had been discussed. Tevez
was widely reported to be earning in excess of 200,000 pounds a
week at City.     

"I don't know this. I repeat, at the moment, Carlos is still
a City player," he added. "I want to wait. At the moment we are
here, we are working with the other guys. We should think about
this."     


CUP WINNERS 

The player's advisor, Kia Joorabchian, said last week a deal
with Corinthians was "close" with Tevez happy to return to one
of his previous clubs, even though he was under contract to City
for another three years.      

Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott said he would be
disappointed to see his team mate leave but understood if he
did.     

"We'll be disappointed if Carlos leaves but it was down to
the club and Carlos and what was best for each other and they
have come to an agreement so I wish both parties all the best,"
he said. 

"Carlos is his own man. Last season he played to 110 percent
every game so none of us will be holding any grudges towards him
and we'll wish him all the best if he does leave."     

Tevez had indicated he wanted to leave City last October but
was tempted to stay and played an influential part in guiding
the club to third place in the Premier League and a berth in the
Champions League for the first time.     

City also won the FA Cup last season, their first major
trophy since 1976, and have made no secret of their desire to
become one of the biggest clubs in Europe.     

With the spending power of the club's billionaire owner
Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi behind him, Mancini has already said
he wants to sign Argentine Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid as
Tevez's replacement if he leaves. 

City also confirmed on Monday that left back Jerome Boateng
had completed his move to Bayern Munich.     

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