Corinthians still want Tevez

The former Arsenal midfielder was quoted last week, suggesting that the controversial Manchester City forward was no longer in their thinking.

But speaking exclusively on Sky Sports News, Edu has confirmed that they are very much still interested in luring their former star back to Brazil.

Corinthians tried and failed to sign Tevez in August, something Edu blamed on their transfer window shutting before the European one.

"It was quite difficult to sign him because at the time it was shortly before our transfer window," explained Edu, who said he would hold talks about Tevez.

"Now we are here [in England] and we will talk and see what the situation is and we will look to sign him in the summer.

"I will talk to the president - we offered €40million and now the money we had we have spent some of as that is football.

"We want to see how Tevez is and what his situation is, we will see if we can do a deal - he is very famous in Brazil and everyone loves him, and the fans want him."