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Manchester City want away striker Carlos Tevez is considering a move to Brazilian Club Corinthians as he feels he wants to be closer to home. Tevez has played for Corinthians before and so he knows the club and what they can do. This feeling of wanting to be closer to home first arose when his girlfriend wouldn’t move out to Manchester and so he wanted to be closer to her and closer to his original home. He has become a national symbol for football and is well liked and so he will be sorely missed if he decides to go and continue his career in Brazil. A £35 million pound offer has already been made by Corinthians however; this offer was officially turned down by Manchester City in the late evening yesterday. A shock interest for the striker has come from Spanish side Real Madrid, it is believed that they have stated their interest in the striker to his agent and now Tevez may have to reconsider his option to move back closer to home. Corinthians will have to increase their bid if they are to lure the striker away from Eastland’s and now with the interest from Spanish giants Madrid they have even tougher opposition. We understand that City are going to pursue the signing of Sergio Aguero once Tevez’s future is settled. City are in no mood to rush the decision on Tevez until the asking price is met. Although the transfer window in Brazil shuts on the 20th July, so there is little time to negotiate with Corinthians. Tevez’s contract is understood to be worth in excess of £200,000 and it remains to be seen if the Brazilian club will match those lucrative terms. Initially it seemed a fanciful prospect that Tevez would be able to move to South America as no club had the financial backing to sign him. However the massive transfer fee which is almost treble the club record of £13.7million that they paid to bring him to the club in 2004, will be funded through money from T.V rights and sponsorship. “Brazil’s economy is booming and there is a new T.V deal that is going to the Brazilian Clubs a lot of money on the table for them” said BBC South America football correspondent Tim Vickery.
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Tevez handed in a transfer request at Eastland’s in December 2010 but later withdrew it, he struggled with form towards the latter if the season but he still finished joint top scorer with Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov as City finished third. Corinthians vice director of football Duilio Alves has admitted that the figure of £50 million would be one that they may not be able to afford. Yet he wants to sign Tevez on a season long loan as they need to raise the money to be able to purchase him.
“Everybody is working to make this move happen” said Kia Joorabchian Tevez’s agent. Tevez himself has come out and said that he would only play for Corinthians or Boca Juniors if he returns to Brazil, as they are two teams that are closest to his heart
Tevez handed in a transfer request at Eastland’s in December 2010 but later withdrew it, he struggled with form towards the latter if the season but he still finished joint top scorer with Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov as City finished third. 
