City give Milan go-ahead for Tevez talks
The Serie A champions are interested in signing Tevez on loan in January but have yet to open talks with City over the possible transfer of the 27-year-old Argentina striker.
“Tevez is a City player,” Galliani said to Gazzetta dello Sport. “The English club has authorised us to speak to his agent but we haven’t spoken directly to City yet. We don’t know what City want. I prefer not to speak too much about Tevez, otherwise his price will go up.”
Tevez’s advisor Kia Joorabchian reportedly held talks with AC Milan last week in Italy.
The former West Ham and Manchester United forward looks set to leave the Blues in the new year after his latest fallout with the club.
Tevez returned to his homeland last month without City’s permission and is yet to report back to training.
Milan are looking to reinforce their attacking options with Italy frontman Antonio Cassano ruled out indefinitely after undergoing a heart procedure.
Meanwhile City playmaker David Silva insists winning the Champions League is still not out of the question as his players will not accept defeat.
Roberto Mancini’s side have to beat Bayern Munich, who have already qualified as Group A winners, tomorrow and hope Napoli drop points at Villarreal.
It leaves City’s maiden Champions League campaign balancing on a knife edge but Silva is confident they can get through what has been a roller-coaster group stage to book a place in the last 16.
“We need to improve upon what we’ve achieved already and keep progressing as a team,” said the Spain international.
“Of course, we’ve got to do well in the Champions League and, well, we should aim to win it. Why not? I don’t think that is out of the question.”
City’s first foray into the Champions League got off to a bad start with a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Napoli and then a defeat in Munich, memorable for being the origin of the Tevez saga.
However, they bounced back with home and away victories over Villarreal and appeared to be back on track, only to lose in Naples to put their progression in jeopardy. But although Bayern have dropped only two points in five matches, Silva is confident Mancini’s squad will be looking to beat the Germans.
Silva said their mentality had been forged by winning the FA Cup last season, ending a trophy drought spanning four decades.
“It was a key season for us. We won our first trophy for 35 years and qualified for the Champions League,” he told the official Champions League magazine.
“Winners don’t believe in fate like others do. They cannot accept defeat.”
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