West Ham plan a make an official bid to take Carlos Tevez on loan from Manchester City for three months this week.
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The Hammers will say they can put Tevez in the shop window pending a permanent transfer in January, and take the £50 million-rated striker out of manager Roberto Mancini's sight.
City need to keep Tevez match fit and sharp to persuade clubs to take Tevez off their hands without having to accept a cut-price deal, and a three-month loan would suit both clubs.
There has been interest in the £250,000-a-week striker, but so far suitors have been put off as the total cost of any deal means the player is just too expensive to buy.
Wealthy Middle East club Al-Wasl, now managed by Diego Maradona, have denied they have an interest.
But Corinthians, who desperately wanted him in the summer, could be back in the race despite declaring last week that they were out of the reckoning.
Corinthians director of football Edu told Sky Sports News "It was quite difficult to sign him because at the time it was shortly before our transfer window. 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 ¬40 million 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.
"I spoke to him [Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian] at the [Leaders in Football ] congress, but very formal not really about Tevez yet - we are quite friendly and have a good relationship but not about Tevez yet.
"It is a lot of things to think about. Carlos Tevez has a lot of things around him."
In the meantime, the Championship side from East London are serious about bringing Tevez back to Upon Park until he is sold by City.
After an initial telephone call immediately after Tevez was suspended for two weeks for his alleged refusal to come off the bench during the 2-0 defeat in Munich in the Champions League, the Hammers are preparing to make a more official bid once City have announced the outcome of their internal enquiry - expected on Monday or Tuesday.
A City insider told ESPNsoccernet: "We did receive a call from West Ham, but there was no formal offer."
And a Hammers source confirmed: "We are serious about Tevez, but there is nothing more for us to say at the moment."
Tevez saved West Ham from relegation in 2007 and now they see the Argentine as the man to inspire their bid to reclaim a spot in the Premier League.
However, there is only a remote chance that the Hammers can succeed as they want City to continue to pay the bulk of the player's salary. West Ham concede their chances are slim, but they plan to give it a go.
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