Man City Now 4-1 Odds of Landing Carlos Tevez After Bid Rejected

Written by :

Ean Lamb

Published on :

13 July, 2011

Manchester City has rejected a £40 million bid for Carlos Tevez, yet their odds of keeping their current captain were somewhat long at 4/1.

SC Corinthians Paulista, Brazil’s biggest soccer club by revenue, submitted the bid.

“Corinthians has made an official offer for Tevez,” club president Andres Sanchez said yesterday at a news conference in Sao Paulo. “The transfer window closes on July 20 so if we have no news by Sunday I don’t think we’ll get him this year.”

No explanation was provided, according to reports.

SC Corinthians were 1-2 odds favorites to land Tevez at press time early Wednesday morning.

Tevez 20 Premier League goals last season helped his club to finish 3^rd and qualify for the Champions League.

But Tevez wants to be closer to his family.

“Living without my children in Manchester has been incredibly challenging for me,” Tevez said in a July 4 statement. “Everything I do, I do for my daughters, Katie and Florencia. I need to be closer to them and to spend more time with them. I need them to be happy because my life is about them now. I need to be in a place where they can adapt.”