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Rafael Benitez launches bold bid to bring Carlos Tevez to Anfield! Source: The Times Newspaper.

Rafael Benítez is preparing to antagonise Sir Alex Ferguson once more with an audacious bid to sign Carlos Tévez.

The Argentina forward is increasingly resigned to leaving Manchester United at the end of the season, with Real Madrid his most likely destination. Benítez has signalled Liverpool’s willingness to join Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan in the mêlée for his signature.

Ferguson has not yet given up hope of retaining Tévez’s services after his complicated two-year lease arrangement expires at the end of the season, but the forward’s growing discontent means that he will consider a move away from Old Trafford — even if United manage to reach an agreement with the companies that hold his economic rights.

Tévez would be likely to cost any other club more than the £22 million that United have to pay at the end of the season to turn the player’s loan into a permanent deal. Benítez, though, is determined to test the water.

The Spaniard knows that United have no control over Tévez if and when he leaves Old Trafford and that the Barclays Premier League leaders would not receive any money, with the transfer fee instead going to the companies, headed by Kia Joorabchian, that own the player’s economic rights.

Tévez, 25, is frustrated at his loss of favour since Dimitar Berbatov’s arrival at Old Trafford, having not started any of United’s four matches in the Champions League knockout phase.

Madrid are favourites to sign Tévez should he end his two-year stint at United, with Florentino Pérez, who is expected to be elected Real’s new president next month, confident of delivering the forward as part of a wide-reaching rebuilding operation that is expected to include a world-record bid for Cristiano Ronaldo, the United forward. But Liverpool have registered their interest in signing Tévez if he wishes to stay in England — and if the price is right.

I would have rathered the title say......

Rafael Benitez launches bold bid to bring Frank Ribery to anfield.

Now that would make me smile!

Tevez would be a sensational signing and I think he would work well with Torres up front. I'd have him and Ribery at the same time :-)

Not enough dosh for that Laz!

I'd love to see Tevez at the Club - he's a class act and is proven in the EPL.

plus it would really rub fergus' red nose in it

but for this very same reason I cannot see us getting Tevez the same way we didn't get Heinze

rafa just want to get fergie angry

I'd be happy with this. I'd still rather have Kevin Doyle though...

Actually, would I f*ck!!!!

Think i must be about the only person who doesn't think that Tevez would be a good signing.

He's a very good player an all, but he has scored 3 goals in 23 league games this season.

I realise there's more to the game than goal stats but for the amount of money he would cost i think he would be another like Robbie Keane who isn't quite good enough to break the Gerrard/Torres partnership.

I'd love to see him sign, dont believe a word of this though as we dont have that sort of money, let alone that sort of money to spend on one player.

I honestly think the money is there, certainly not Man City/Man U money, but enough for Benitez to have signed his new contract!!

I can easily see Liverpool spending over £40 million this summer.