Manchester City are willing to sell home sick Carlos Tevez to Corinthians if the Brazilian club make an improved offer above the £39 million they lodged on Friday, according to 'The Guardian'.
The hierarchy at Eastlands are prepared to consider a price below their stated valuation of £50 million for the Argentine striker because he would be playing outside Europe, it said.
City are also taking a compassionate view of the 27-year-old’s desire to move back to South America to be near his family. It is thought that if a further £3-5 million was offered, the City captain would be allowed to leave, the reported added.
Corinthians may have to act quickly and make a third bid over the coming hours due to their self-imposed deadline of Sunday. The transfer window in Brazil closes on Wednesday and Andrés Sanchez, the Corinthians president, has said that if the deal does not happen by Sunday it cannot happen this year.
Real Madrid are the only other club who retain a firm interest in Tevez.
City manager Roberto Mancini is preparing for Tevez's exit viewing Sergio Agüero, as his ideal replacement.
After the 23-year-old Atlético Madrid forward revealed on Friday he would like to play in the Premier League, Mancini told Sky Sports News: “Agüero is a player that can play for Manchester City because he is young and he is a good player like Carlos. He can score a lot of goals and can play with Mario (Balotelli), with Edin (Dzeko) ... it could be (that he joins).”