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Monaco plan audacious double swoop for Patrice Evra and Carlos Tevez
MONACO are lining up an ambitious double swoop for Carlos Tevez and Patrice Evra in the summer.
The affluent Ligue 2 champions-in-waiting are planning to build a team capable of winning France's top division next season.
Tevez's future has been the subject of much conjecture, and he blamed the club for pricing him out of a move back to hometown club Boca Juniors.
Moreover, he cut a dejected figure when he was substituted after 69 minutes during City's 1-0 FA Cup final loss to Wigan.
Patrice Evra is United's undisputed No1 left-back but that hasn't stopped Monaco from fancying their chances of securing his signature.
Football website Goal.com has it that Tevez is entering the final year of his contract worth £6.3m and the Citizens feel they could cash in on him to clear space on their wage bill for new signings.
They also mention Monaco's investor, Dmitry Rybolovlev wants to follow Chelsea, Manchester City and PSG's transfer model by going on a big summer spree.
Monaco already appear to have won the race to sign Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao by buying out his £50m release clause ahead of Chelsea.