Corinthians: Manchester City have changed terms of Carlos Tevez sale

Corinthians have denied a deal is in place to sign Carlos Tevez despite the statement from the Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, that an agreement had been reached with the Brazilian club. Mancini claimed that the Argentinian striker was free to discuss personal terms with Corinthians , but the Brazilians have now claimed that City have moved the goalposts in terms of the value of any transfer and how the fee would be paid and that the Brazilians will examine the new proposal. "Following news reports claiming an arrangement had been reached between Corinthians and striker Carlos Tevez, the president Andrés Sanchez is keen to come forward to clarify that Manchester City have not accepted the proposal by Corinthians," a statement on the club's official website read. "In fact, the club sent a counter-proposal to Corinthians this morning that, due to the time difference, did not reach the attention of the board until now. In the counter-proposal, the Premier League club sought to change the structure of payment and the total value of the transaction. In addition, Manchester City also insist that Tevez gives up a pending amount with the English club. "Finally, the president Andrés Sanchez advises that there is nothing concrete at the current moment with Tevez and that City's counter-proposal will be reviewed by him and his board." City turned down a £40m bid from the Brazilian club last week and were believed to be holding out for £50m for a player who finished as joint top scorer in the Premier League last season with 20 goals. Questions have been raised of how Corinthian's can afford to pay for Tevez but Luis Paulo Rosenberg, the club's vice president for marketing, told Bloomberg that they will use improved commercial contracts to pay the striker's fee and wages over the four years of the proposed contract.