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Reports flowing out of Manchester this morning stated that a deal for Carlos Tevez has been agreed, worth 40 million.  However, Corinthians have spoke out against the reports, saying that a fee has yet to be agreed.  Transfer jams like this can leave fans in a twist of emotion, which leaves the question; Deal or no deal?

Corinthians say City want to change the structure of the payments and suggest they want more than the offer on table for
Tevez. It is also understood they want to split the fee into four equal chunks, plus add-ons.

A Corinthians statement 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, the club (City) sent a counter-proposal, which, due to the time difference, has only just reached the Corinthians board this morning.

‘In the counter-proposal, 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
counter-proposal will be analysed by him and the board.’

City turned down a £37m bid from the Brazilian club last week, and were believed to be holding out for £50m for a player who finished as joint top scorer in the Barclays Premier League last season with 20 goals.

The club are now turning their attention to securing the signature of Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, with the player’s representatives set to meet up with City chiefs.

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.’

Asked whether Tevez would now be discussing personal terms, Mancini replied: ‘I don’t know this. I repeat, at the moment, Carlos is still a City player.

‘I want to wait. At the moment we are here, we are working with the other guys. We should think about this.’

Meanwhile the player City want to replace Tevez, Sergio Aguero, looks likely to move away from the Vicente Calderon to
Eastlands in the coming weeks and has been waiting for the Copa America to end before deciding on his next move.

‘He wanted the Copa America to end to sit down and talk. During this week everything will be settled,” Aguero’s agent, Hernan Reguera, told Ole.

‘Aguero has made a lot of important things for Atletico. He renewed his contract when he was one year away from becoming a free agent, he has played over 200 matches, he spent two years without vacations,’ Reguera said.

‘He is thankful to the fans and to the club’s board. We have been talking about this for two months. I talk to the club’s
chiefs on a daily basis, and if it was hard for them to accept at the beginning, they have assumed it and there are no problems.

‘He wants his career to grow, this has nothing to do with the money.’

 

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