Corinthians have made a shock move for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
PA Sport says Corinthians have tabled an offer of €40 million Tevez.
Unsettled Tevez wants to leave City after two years with the club and has cited family reasons, saying last week that he wants to be closer to his two children and their mother who live in Argentina.
It initially seemed a fanciful prospect that Tevez would be able to move to South America, as no club was believed to have the financial clout to sign him from City.
However the offer from Sao Paulo club Corinthians may interest City.
Tevez has scored 53 goals in 86 appearances for City since joining from neighbours Manchester United, emphasising what a key figure he is in manager Roberto Mancini's squad.
He struggled for form towards the end of last season but still finished level with Dimitar Berbatov as leading scorer in the Barclays Premier League as City finished third.
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