Corinthians make fresh £40m bid for Tevez

Corinthians have made an improved £40 million offer for unhappy Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and set a weekend take-it-or-leave-it deadline, according to 'The Sun'.

City, who insist they will not take a penny less than £50 million, have already rejected a £37m bid from the Brazilians.

Earlier it was reported that Italian giants Juventus have made a staggering £45 million bid for Manchester City star Carlos Tevez — according to rival bidders Corinthians.

And even though Corinthians president Andres Sanchez insists he will not up his offer, he believes Tevez’s desire to return to South America and be closer to his family can still sway things their way.

He said: “Nothing has changed. They have to decide whether to sell or not.

“They have a proposal for £45 million from Juventus, but Tevez does not want to stay in Europe.

“I keep dreaming. I made the offer in the end, even I was surprised.

“But it now depends on City. If I am president of a club that has Tevez then I would not want to sell. But the word of the player has a lot of weight

“You see that when the player wants to leave, he will leave anyway. In football, contracts were made to be broken.”