Tevez meeting.

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Carlos Tevez was meeting Manchester City officials on Monday as the inquiry into his actions during last week's Champions League match at Bayern Munich, takes a significant step forward, a source close to the player confirmed to Reuters.

Manager Roberto Mancini said after Tuesday's game, which ended in a 2-0 win for Bayern, that Tevez had refused to go on as a substitute and that as far as he was concerned the Argentine's career at Manchester City "was finished."

The striker denied the allegations but was suspended by the club for two weeks while an internal investigation is being carried out.

Reuters sources close to Tevez confirmed the meeting was taking place on Monday at a private location.

Tevez took no part in Saturday's 4-0 Premier League win at Blackburn Rovers, but sought to placate City fans last week -- already angered by his open desire to leave the club which he has expressed over the past year.

"There was some confusion on the bench and I believe my position may have been misunderstood," he said in a statement last week.

"I would like to apologise to all Manchester City fans, with whom I have always had a strong relationship, for any misunderstanding that occurred in Munich."

(Reporting by Mike Collett; Editing by John O'Brien)

 

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There's nothing tevez can say now to get the fans back on side! and I cant imagine anyone believing that 'there was a 'mis understanding'! Its really sad what he has done, this 'secret footballer blog' sums it up well saying that some footballer's just dont know what they have got until its gone, and points out how Owen Hargreaves and other injured players would give everything to get 15 minutes in the champions league!http://www.theplayersnet.com/secret-footballer-you-dont-know-what-you-have-until-its-taken-away/

 

[Father_Jack_Hackett]

The saddest part of Carlos Tevez’s apparent refusal to play in Munich on Tuesday night was ...............

The problem is non of us know for sure what went on, the players seem to be behind him which i find strange if he did refuse to play.
I have said i dont want him to play for us again if it is true and i doubt he will, we will have to wait and see what is the outcome of yesterdays meeting.

 

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—Carlos Tevez has refused to comment on his Manchester City future on his return to Argentina.

The 27-year-old forward was suspended last week while City carries out an inquiry into his apparent refusal to play during the Champions League game against Bayern Munich.

Tevez got off a plane on Tuesday in Buenos Aires but avoided speaking to a horde of reporters waiting to greet him.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi arrived about the same time, did not cross paths with Tevez, and then left to meet up with the Argentine national team. Argentina plays Chile on Friday in a World Cup qualifying match. Tevez is not part of the squad.

 

[Father_Jack_Hackett]

So he thinks saying his head was not in the right place so he didn't want to go on is going to save his arse, if he had taken the English lessons SAF lined up for him instead of not turning up maybe he wouldn't be in the **** he is in now.

Carlos Tevez's advisor has insisted the striker did not refuse to play for Manchester City - and claimed that post-match comments by the player suggesting he had done so were mistranslated by a club interpreter.

Kia Joorabchian said the Argentina striker always went out of his way to play - even when injured.

He also contrasted City manager Roberto Mancini's "very direct" style with that of Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger and claimed a number of top Premier League stars had "refused to play" in the summer.

Tevez is currently serving a two-week suspension pending a club investigation that he allegedly disobeyed Mancini's instructions during last week's Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich.

Tevez's initial post-match comment was translated by a City employee as: "I did not feel right to play so I did not."

Joorabchian told the Leaders in Football conference: "One of the biggest problems is that in a situation right after a game questions are asked and things are taken out of context.

"If you don't have a very professional interpreter you have a problem. The interpretation was incorrect.

"Both questions and both answers from Carlos were interpreted incorrectly."

Sky News have since had the interview interpreted independently, but in their translation Tevez still appears to confirm he decided not to play.

That translation states Tevez saying: "It's just that I didn't want to go in because I thought I was unwell. I wasn't emotionally well, and I thought it better not to. I felt that it wasn't suitable that I go on because my head wasn't in the right place."

Joorabchian claimed several Premier League stars had refused to play for clubs during the summer but their managers handled the situation differently.

He said: "This is a personal relationship between two people. We have seen this happen all through the summer.

"We have seen [Cesc] Fabregas, [Samir] Nasri and [Luka] Modric - the list goes on - but they are the high-profile names who have handed in transfer requests, refused to travel, refused to play. That is a problem in general.

"My opinion is they refused to play in a different way and those managers and the clubs handled them very differently.

"Roberto has his style of management and it is very direct and very different to Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger or Carlo Ancelotti."

Joorabchian said TV pictures showed the situation on the bench in Munich to be confused, with a row between City boss Roberto Mancini and striker Edin Dzeko, who was angry at having been substituted.

He said: "What happened on the bench in Munich was one of a lot of confusion as shown on the TV footage. The events of Munich have been judged prior to the real outcome coming out.

"We see Nigel de Jong going on and Carlos still warming up and a God-awful row between Roberto Mancini and Edin Dzeko. You see this row carrying on and Carlos sits down. Carlos then stands up, there's more shouting and he sits back down. The next thing we hear is what Roberto says.

"I have known Carlos since he was an 18-year-old and you cannot criticise his commitment in terms of wanting to play.
"He has played at Manchester City having taken injections, with swollen ankles. He played at Corinthians where doctors have told him not to play.

"Carlos throughout his career is one that fights to play. If there is an issue it's because he is so eager to play."

Joorabchian said Tevez was had been committed to City as he had joined at the start of the club's "new vision".

He added: "Carlos joined Manchester City when he had official offers from Real Madrid and Manchester United on the table at end of May [2009]. He was one of first players to join Manchester City's new vision.

"It's a great vision. Carlos was brought in to help and start that vision. When they didn't qualify for the Champions League at the end of his first season he took that very personally."

Joorabchian also refused to speculate on Tevez's future.

He said: "I cannot predict what Carlos wants to do. He has been clearly judged and condemned before the case has been fully looked into. I think the club and Carlos are in a very difficult position."

 

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Manchester City will demand a 20 per cent sell-on clause if Carlos Tevez is sold for a cut-price fee in January.
Officials fear top clubs will be put off by a £40million valuation and the Argentina striker's conduct in Munich, where it is alleged he refused to go on as a substitute, which he denies.
City are preparing to take a huge slice off the price tag in return for a cut of any future fee.


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