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Paris St Germain sporting director Leonardo has admitted the club will need to make "sacrifices" if they are to meet Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez's contract demands.

The Qatari-owned French club opened negotiations with Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian during the week, although talks in Paris did not bring any satisfactory conclusions - with Leonardo himself admitting he feared the chances of a deal were remote.

While confirming his desire to bring the Argentina international to PSG, the Brazilian admitted that the club has spending limits and will have to think long and hard before meeting Tevez's wage expectations.

"Tevez has a great contract with Manchester City and it's a difficult situation to deal with," Leonardo told Le Parisien. "If PSG has an opportunity, we will do [a deal] if it's good for everyone.

"The transfer window is very difficult. Now you do not want to do foolish things. We want to do things well to protect the club, with players who want to come, who believe in the project.

"From that side, it's good. He has a good relationship with [PSG manager Carlo] Ancelotti. He really believes that here, we can do things. But after, there are contractual issues.

"It is true that with a player like Tevez, we know that we must make sacrifices."

Manchester City are eager to sell Tevez after he fell out with the club's hierarchy following a refusal to warm-up for City's Champions League clash against Bayern Munich in September.

Inter Milan and AC Milan are also interested in the striker, increasing the chances of him leaving in the January transfer window.

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