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Mancini ends all hopes of a possible Tevez return
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November 19, 2011, Saturday
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MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini appeared to close the door on a return for Carlos Tevez yesterday, saying there was no way back for the striker who is in Argentina without the club's permission.
Mancini had offered the Argentine an olive branch earlier this month by saying that if he apologized for refusing to warm up in its Champions League match against Bayern Munich in September things could go back to normal. That option receded yesterday, when Mancini was asked at a news conference if Tevez could return to play for City.
"No, I don't think (so)," the Italian replied.
Mancini has reverted to the stance he expressed after that game in Munich, when he said the player was "finished" at the club, which suspended him after the incident and fined him following an internal review.
Tevez had returned to training but last week failed to show up, saying he had gone to visit family in his homeland. Asked if he expected to see Tevez at City again, the manager replied: "I don't know because I know that he is in Argentina but I don't know other things."
Mancini managed to crack a small joke over the situation, while also making it clear it was time to move on. "He can't play tomorrow," he grinned, referring to today's match at home to the league's only other unbeaten team, Newcastle United. "We can't continue to talk about Carlos, we have an important game."
He added that there had been no contact between the player and the club, contrary to media reports that club officials had been talking to his representative. "Why we should continue to talk about Carlos?" Mancini asked. "It is not a problem in this moment. We had this problem ... we hope we can resolve everything."
Despite the off-field saga, Mancini's men have not appeared to let it distract them from matters on the pitch. With 31 points from 11 games, City has a five-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.
Mancini had offered the Argentine an olive branch earlier this month by saying that if he apologized for refusing to warm up in its Champions League match against Bayern Munich in September things could go back to normal. That option receded yesterday, when Mancini was asked at a news conference if Tevez could return to play for City.
"No, I don't think (so)," the Italian replied.
Mancini has reverted to the stance he expressed after that game in Munich, when he said the player was "finished" at the club, which suspended him after the incident and fined him following an internal review.
Tevez had returned to training but last week failed to show up, saying he had gone to visit family in his homeland. Asked if he expected to see Tevez at City again, the manager replied: "I don't know because I know that he is in Argentina but I don't know other things."
Mancini managed to crack a small joke over the situation, while also making it clear it was time to move on. "He can't play tomorrow," he grinned, referring to today's match at home to the league's only other unbeaten team, Newcastle United. "We can't continue to talk about Carlos, we have an important game."
He added that there had been no contact between the player and the club, contrary to media reports that club officials had been talking to his representative. "Why we should continue to talk about Carlos?" Mancini asked. "It is not a problem in this moment. We had this problem ... we hope we can resolve everything."
Despite the off-field saga, Mancini's men have not appeared to let it distract them from matters on the pitch. With 31 points from 11 games, City has a five-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.
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