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Developments on Monday morning leave Carlos Tevez almost certain to end his two-year stay at Manchester City, with confirmation that a bid from Corinthians for the club's captain has been accepted prompting punters to back him to go at 1.01. Both the Argentine striker and his adviser Kia Joorabchian revealed last week after the Brazilian table-toppers first made clear their interest that it would be an ideal transfer for the 27-year-old and the main stumbling block looked to be whether they had the funds to make a satisfactory offer. However, Roberto Mancini's announcement on Sky Sports that a deal had been agreed appears to pave the way for the unsettled star to discuss personal terms with the side that he played for before first moving to the Premier League with West Ham in 2006. While...

Aston Villa are being linked with moves for three different players as new boss Alex McLeish tries to calm doubts over his ability to successfully manage the club with some shrewd transfer business. The top-half regulars - who are 1.98 to finish above the halfway mark again in Big Eck's first season in charge - have money to spend after pocketing a rumoured £20 million for England winger Ashley Young from Manchester United, and are thought to have made plans to reinvest £14 million of it. The most pressing concern is to find a new goalkeeper following Brad Friedel's decision to join Tottenham after his contract expired and luckily signing shot-stoppers is McLeish's area of expertise having guided first Joe Hart and then Ben Foster to Birmingham in his time there. His solution...