• Premier League

Tevez meets with Inter supremo

ESPNsoccernet staff
July 22, 2011
Carlos Tevez captained Manchester City to FA Cup glory last season © PA Photos
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Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been pictured shaking hands with Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca.

Tevez, who is desperate to leave City this summer due to family reasons, has seen one exit door slam in his face following the collapse of a £40 million move to Corinthians.

While most European teams have baulked at the price tag slapped on his head by the Manchester outfit, it seems Inter are willing to enter negotiations with Roberto Mancini's side. But even if a move to Milan does not materialise, Mancini insists Tevez will be welcomed back to City next season.

"At the moment Carlos is still a City player, like yesterday, like three days ago,'' he said. "In the future we will see what can happen. But for us Carlos is an important player. Carlos wants to leave, wants to come back to Argentina or maybe another country for his family. It is only because of this I think that the club accept to sell Carlos, because I think that we respect his reasons."

Meanwhile, Mancini says he is looking to bring in two or three quality players to the club as they prepare for their first tilt at the Champions League next season.

Mancini is believed to be on the verge of making an offer for Sergio Aguero, as the Atletico Madrid front-man is seen as the perfect replacement for Tevez. However, the City boss has indicated that he would be willing to bring in Aguero even if Tevez remains at Eastlands.

"I think it is really difficult to buy any players because all the good teams want these players,'' Mancini said. "But I hope that before the game against [Manchester] United [in the Community Shield on August 7] we can have all these players.

"We have two, three targets but it depends. We need to improve because we are at the moment a few players [short] for competition and we need to have other players.''

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