Man city to sell Tevez for £20 mn in January: report

But with City launching a full investigation into the incident at the Allianz Arena,which is expected to take up to seven working days,the likelihood of anything but an imperfect solution to the situation has become evident to all parties involved,The Telegraph reports.

The prospect of City sacking Tevez for his actions in Munich has receded because of the difficulty in proving that the player refused to follow Mancini’s instructions.

Reports suggest that the prospect of a legal battle with Tevez,in case his contract gets cancelled,is another factor in City’s increasing reluctance to sack the player. However,it is believed that the City could impose a fine of six-weeks’ wages totalling approximately 1.2 million pound on him for his behaviour in Munich.

Tevez is understood to have made it clear to City that he will not return to his native Argentina during the two week period of his club ban unless given explicit permission by the Eastlands hierarchy to do so.

Tevez has made several journeys back to Buenos Aires in recent months,but is expected to be omitted from the Argentina squad for the forthcoming fixtures against Chile and Venezuela due to coach Alex Sabella questioning the 27 year-old’s fitness.

“He [Tevez is not fully fit,and I’ve heard he’s not training well at the moment and put on a bit of weight. But that doesn’t mean to say he won’t be considered in the future,” Sabella said.