Manchester City weigh up options after Carlos Tevez bombshell | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk

City will consider swap deals for some of Europe’s top stars if they allow Carlos Tevez to go.

The Blues are remaining calm after Tevez’s announcement on Monday that he wants to leave Eastlands, and say he will only go if another club comes up with their £40million-plus valuation.

They have reminded Tevez that he still has three years to run, and that he will only be allowed to leave if the deal suits the Blues.

Tevez’s price tag is clearly beyond the means of most clubs, with perhaps only Chelsea and Real Madrid able to meet the valuation – and Chelsea would not be acceptable as a destination for Tevez, who wants to play in Spain or Italy.

That opens up several possibilities for City, who are putting feelers out for possible replacements, including Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero.

The Atletico Madrid striker has said he will not decide on his future until after the Copa America, where he is starring alongside Tevez.

But if Real Madrid do put together a cash-only deal for Tevez, Aguero would be a natural replacement – and would no longer be targeted by Real.

Real have been installed as favourites to land Tevez, but they would prefer to include a player in any deal – as Tevez would be likely to displace Gonzalo Higuain and push Karim Benzema further down the pecking order at Bernabeu.

City boss Roberto Mancini revealed at the weekend that a possible swap deal with Inter Milan for Samuel Eto’o recently fell through, but that could be re-examined in light of Tevez’s pronouncement.

There is also the possibility that Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder could figure in a deal, as Mancini wants the Inter man to boost the Blues’ Champions League campaign next season.

Barcelona are already on alert for Tevez, and that opens up another intriguing avenue.

The European champions are in hot pursuit of Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and long-time City target Alexis Sanchez.

They may be persuaded to ditch their chase for Sanchez as part of a deal for Tevez, leaving City to fight it out with neighbours United for the Udinese winger, currently starring for Chile in the Copa America.

The Blues moved ahead with their latest piece of business yesterday, with Partizan Belgrade defender Stefan Savic passing a medical.

City now need to sort out a work permit for the player but hope to wrap up his £9m transfer in the next 24 hours.

City’s first team returned to training yesterday for three days of medical and fitness tests, plus fitness work, before flying to Los Angeles on Friday.

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I wouldnt want Tevez in Madrid. I reckon he will de-stabilise it. I also wouldnt want someone like Neymar as he is too egotistical and arrogant.

I hope Tevez goes to a team like Malaga. I think they need him more and it would be more appropriate.

Yeah. This was in bloomberg this am:

"Real Madrid wants to sign Carlos Tevez in the January transfer window, the Daily Mirror reported.

Tevez’s time at Manchester City is “effectively over” after he didn’t respond to a request to enter as a substitute at Bayern Munich, the Mirror said."

Other sources say ManC want a player swap between DiMaria and Tevez.... Hmmm

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I do not want him wearing our white shirt. He has proven to be an unstable, disloyal fool. We would be mad to give away Di Maria for him. Oh i hope we don't get him.

Now, i seriously think we should go after Neymar. We never should have let go of Adebayor.