Manchester City have received a �35m bid from Brazilian side Corinthians for Carlos Tevez � but the offer is likely to be rejected by the Eastlands hierarchy.
Corinthians hope to bring the 27-year-old back to the club where he enjoyed success from 2004-2006 and made their move after Tevez revealed he wanted to leave City to be reunited with his family.
City are considering the 40m Euro offer, but early indications are that Corinthians will need to increase their bid if they are to persuade the Eastlands outfit to sell the striker, who captained them to their first major trophy in 35 years when they won the FA Cup in May.
It was gathered that City will step up their pursuit of Atletico Madrid�s Sergio Aguero once Tevez�s future has been settled after opening dialogue with the La Liga side about the Argentina striker.
City boss Roberto Mancini is an admirer of the 23-year-old but City will not move to progress any deal until Tevez�s next move has been decided to avoid a stockpile of strikers at Eastlands.
Atletico are expected to demand �45m for Aguero, leaving City with the option of funding a transfer with the money brought in from the potential sale of Tevez. City also retain a strong interest in Samir Nasri and are ready to head the list of suitors should they be given any encouragement by Arsenal that a deal can be done.
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