The never-ending saga that Carlos Tevez is

 Kingshuk Dutta

The Argentine striker has been at loggerheads with Roberto Mancini for quite a while now and wishes to leave the Club

Its been almost two months since Carlos Tevez and his current employer, Manchester city had started having problems. It all started when Tevez decided not to come on to the field as a substitute in a match against German club Bayern Munich in a champions league tie. As a result of which, the relations between the club and the player have been deteriorated. Also, Tevez will be facing further disciplinary action as he flew away to Argentina without prior approval from the club and did not inform the club of his plans.  

The Players Union chief, Gordon Taylor has said that the reconciliation between Tevez and Manchester City seems all the more impossible. The Barclays Premier League club had ordered Tevez to return to England on Monday but he opted to remain at home in South America.

 Discussions took between the player's representatives and Manchester City officials over the weekend about how things should move forward and those talks are expected to continue over the coming days. City confirmed last week they had requested Tevez return on Monday so when there was a no-show at the club's Carrington training complex speculation began to grow about Tevez's whereabouts and intentions.

Carlos Tevez                            image courtesy: sgbet7.com         

 Some reports in South America suggested the striker had obtained a medical certificate stating he was unable to leave Argentina. That has been dismissed by his representatives, as has the suggestion that had he returned to England he would have found City's lawyers waiting to instigate more disciplinary action against him.

That was a day after it transpired that the striker would not be appealing against a club fine for misconduct after City had found Tevez guilty of refusing to play - one of five breaches of contract - during the Champions League defeat in Munich on September 27.

 Tevez has not played for City since that game at the Allianz Arena, after which manager Roberto Mancini claimed the player was 'finished' at the club. He was suspended for two weeks while an investigation was conducted and was then asked to train alone, and later with the youth team, after returning. His representatives have not given up on the chance that he might leave the club in search of regular football with AC Milan or Corinthians.

Also read

1.     http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/09/carlos-tevez-unauthorised-trip-argentina?newsfeed=true

2.     http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/video/2011/sep/28/carlos-tevez-manchester-city-roberto-mancini-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

3.     http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/13/manchester-city-carlos-tevez-hearing?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

4.     http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item711888/Tevez-agent-hints-at-Milan-move/

5.     http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item711570/Tevez-City-exit-could-take-time/

Sources:

·          guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/14

·         espnstar.cim/football/latest news