Liverpool to bid 50m for Tevez?

The Sun (UK) claims Liverpool have made a surprise GBP50 million bid for Carlos Tevez! You can read it here. It goes on to say the Reds will offer the Argentine striker a three year deal worth GBP160,000 a week (Christ!).

The report adds Liverpool's bid comes after Spurs made an initial bid of GBP18 million for Tevez. Come on now, Spurs. If GBP18 million is all it takes to sign Tevez, don't you think Ferguson would've already done that by now? GBP18 million is like lose change around Old Trafford.

But back to Liverpool's supposed bid.It's a bit hard to believe that the Reds have that much money lying around what with all the rumours the club's owners are frantically figuring ways to refinance some GBP350 million in debt so much so they might even let Carlsberg name their new stadium (see below). Where exactly will the cash come from?

Unless of course, Rafa Benitez has to offload several players first before signing on Tevez although the Reds would have sell several players just to raise GBP50 million.

Then there's the other big question. Where will Tevez play in Rafa Benitez' line-up which only deploys one striker, Fernando Torres with Steven Gerrard in a supporting striker role? Who will have to make way if Tevez comes?

But these questions asside, it's no secret Tevez has been greatly admired at Anfield and would make a solid partnership with players like Torres and Gerrard. Language is another plus considering three-quarters of the Liverpool squad speak Spanish.

And unlike say the Gabriel Heinze saga (what is it with Argentineans wanting to leave Man U for Liverpool?), Old Trafford will not able to do anything to stop the deal except signing Tevez permanently as the club seem extremely reluctant to deal with Tevez' ultra-shady agent, Kia Joorabchian.

So far, it has been reported that Man U are interested in signing Tevez but nothing in the region of GBP50 million has been mentioned nor will it. I can hardly see Utd paying that much of money for a player that's been reduced to a supporting role to the club's three-pronged attack of Ronaldo, Rooney and Berbatov.

Then again, if Ferguson genuinely believes Liverpool have made an offer, he might just bite the bullet and outbid his archrivals to keep Tevez as far away from Anfield as possible. And if that is to be the case, Mr Joorabchian will be one very rich man. Now, doesn't that make you wonder now if it was Joorabchian himself who told the Sun about the Reds bid?