Carlos Tevez offered City escape by...Limavady United

Like knights in shining armour, Limavady United have offered to come to the rescue of Carlos Tevez by offering him a loan deal until the end of the season.

Tevez looks to have zero future at Manchester City after his childish refusal to come off the bench during City’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

As Tevez cannot sign for another club until January at the earliest, the talented Argentine is set to be in limbo for the next couple of months, but Limavady have stepped in with an offer to keep him fit and give him regular football in the cut and thrust of the Northern Ireland second division until then.

Opportunistic Limavady chairman Paul Brewster sent a fax to Manchester City with the details of the club’s offer, outlining that they would not be in a position to pay his wages, which are said to come to around €287,000 per week.

"Pursuant to the well publicised comments of your manager yesterday evening to the effect that Carlos Tevez would not be permitted to play for your club again, may I on behalf of Limavady United FC indicate our willingness to assist you with a difficult problem," Brewster wrote.

"We would be perfectly willing to take Mr. Tevez on loan for the remainder of the season or until transfer, thereby permitting him to play football but without the risk of being cup-tied for the Champions League.

"Limavady United play in the championship in Northern Ireland and our manager would be happy to accommodate Mr. Tevez within his squad.

"Naturally, our club would not be in a position to discharge Mr. Tevez's wages but I am sure you can see the advantages of keeping him match fit prior to any possible sale."

Brewster added that he looked forward to City’s "early reply to permit us to complete the necessary paperwork with the Irish Football Association if the matter is to proceed".

News of Limavady’s bid for Tevez spread on Twitter late yesterday evening, with Rory McIlroy one of a number of people who retweeted a mock-up poster of the Tevez with the line ‘Welcome to Limavady’, a reference to the famous ‘Welcome to Manchester’ banner that caused such animosity after Tevez’s switch to City from arch-rivals Manchester United.

Pic courtesy of Twitter/Rory McIlroy

Tevez has already gone on record about his dislike for Manchester and so may be tempted to move to the quieter surroundings of Limavady, which has a population of approximately 12,000 compared to the 2.6 million people currently living in England’s third-largest city.

Derry is less than 30km away to the west, Belfast little over an hour to the south-east, while the town itself contains a variety of restaurants catering to all tastes, which should appeal to Tevez, who voiced his displeasure at the lack of fine cuisine in Manchester.

Limavady United could do with the boost that Tevez’s arrival would undoubtedly provide. They currently lie in ninth place in the IFA Championship table after two wins from their first five games.

Their strikers would be entitled to feel a bit miffed at the prospect of being replaced by the Argentine, however. Limavady have struck an impressive 15 goals in their five games so far, more than any other team in the league.