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Mancini eyes Aguero as Tevez replacement

ESPN staff
July 16, 2011
Carlos Tevez is keen to secure a return to Brazil © PA Photos
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Roberto Mancini has set his sights on Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero after Manchester City received an improved £40 million bid for Carlos Tevez from Brazilian club Corinthians.

City turned down a £35m bid for the Argentina international earlier this week and are thought to be holding out for £50m, but Mancini appears resigned to losing his skipper after turning his attentions to Aguero.

Despite Corinthians claiming Juventus had made a formal offer for Tevez, Manchester City insist they have not received any formal bids for the striker from any European clubs. Tevez, who played for Corinthians before moving to West Ham in 2006, is keen to return to Brazil.

If City accept Corinthians' final bid, the City boss is likely to pursue Tevez's international team-mate Aguero, who has made it clear he does not want to stay at Atletico, and Mancini has admitted the striker would fit in well at Eastlands.

"Aguero is a player that can play for Manchester City because he is young and he is a good player like Carlos," Mancini told Sky Sports News. "He can score a lot of goals and can play with Mario [Balotelli], with Edin [Dzeko]...it could be [possible]."

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