Source: Daily_Mail
Carlos Tevez Manchester City reconciliation 'more impossible' by day, admits Gordon Taylor
A reconciliation between Carlos Tevez and Manchester City is becoming 'more impossible' by the day, according to players union chief Gordon Taylor, after the striker failed to return from his getaway to Argentina.[LNB]The Barclays Premier League club had ordered Tevez to return to England on Monday but he opted to remain at home in South America.[LNB]And while there is still dialogue between the 27-year-old's representatives and City officials, Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Taylor thinks the longer Tevez remains out of the country the worse the situation will get.[LNB] AWOL: Carlos Tevez did not return to Manchester City as the club had requested on Monday[LNB]'It's another week and there are more problems really,' he told Sky Sports News.[LNB]'The situation continues and the longer it goes with him being away the more impossible it becomes to reconcile the situation.'[LNB]Tevez's presence had been requested back in Manchester to discuss last week's, apparently unauthorised, trip to Argentina to visit family.[LNB]It was just the latest development in a saga which has been dragging on ever since his alleged refusal to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League in late September.[LNB] Talks: Discussions between Tevez' representatives and City are ongoing[LNB]It is understood that despite his failure to return, wantaway Tevez still wants a quick resolution to the issue.[LNB]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.[LNB]And although there are claims disciplinary proceedings await him when Tevez does come back it is believed that is not the case.[LNB]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.[LNB]Some reports in South America suggested the striker had obtained a medical certificate stating he was unable to leave Argentina.[LNB]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.[LNB]Manchester City have declined to comment on latest the issue, which began to develop last Wednesday when reports emerged Tevez had returned to Argentina.[LNB] Hideout: It is not known when Tevez will return to Manchester[LNB]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.[LNB] 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.[LNB]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.[LNB]He was initially fined four weeks' wages but that was halved following intervention by the PFA.[LNB] Tevez stays away! Manchester City striker misses meeting to remain in ArgentinaTevez told Boca Juniors can't afford him as City rebel faces up to Manchester returnChelsea and Manchester City eye Valencia midfielder TopalAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion [LNB]
