Manchester City has agreed to sell Carlos Tevez to Brazilian side Corinthians although a fee for the 27-year-old has yet to be finalized, City's manager Roberto Mancini said Monday. Mancini, speaking in Vancouver where City is continuing its pre-season North American tour, told Sky Sports News: “We have an agreement with Corinthians but Carlos now is still a City player.” The Brazilian window for foreign transfers closes Wednesday. Last week, City rejected a 40 million pounds ($64.47 million) bid from Corinthians, where the Argentinian played for 18 months between 2005-06 helping them win the Brazilian championship in 2005. Reports have said the English Premier League side wants around 50 million pounds for the player who joined it two years ago from Manchester United. Tevez says he wants to return to South America to be closer to his family and his two young daughters. Brazilian championship leader Corinthians, one of their country's most popular clubs, confirmed it was considering City's terms. “Corinthians president Andres Sanchez said that there is nothing concrete regarding Tevez at the moment and that the terms will be analyzed by himself and the board,” said a statement on the club's website. Mancini said he did not know the current status of the negotiations or whether personal terms had been discussed. Tevez was widely reported to be earning in excess of 200,000 pounds a week at City. “I don't know this. I repeat, at the moment, Carlos is still a City player,” he added. “I want to wait. At the moment we are here, we are working with the other guys. We should think about this.” The player's adviser, Kia Joorabchian, said last week a deal with Corinthians was “close” with Tevez happy to return to one of his previous clubs, even though he was under contract to City for another three years. Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott said he would be disappointed to see his teammate leave but understood if he did. “We'll be disappointed if Carlos leaves but it was down to the club and Carlos and what was best for each other and they have come to an agreement so I wish both parties all the best,” he said. “Carlos is his own man. Last season he played to 110 percent every game so none of us will be holding any grudges toward him and we'll wish him all the best if he does leave.” __
