City put Tevez talks on hold

Tevez: City striker may seek summer move

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has put talks over Carlos Tevez’s future on hold until the summer.

The Blues play Stoke in the FA Cup final on 14th May while they are looking to secure a fourth-placed finish in the Premier League.

Tevez handed in a transfer request in December and despite being persuaded to stay, the City skipper may push for a move in the summer.

The Argentina striker missed the FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester United with a hamstring injury and has spent two weeks receiving treatment in Italy.

The 27-year-old was strongly linked with Inter Milan and Juventus but has been told he will have to wait till the end of the season to discuss his future.

Talk

“We need to talk but we have time to do this,” said Mancini. “For now, it’s more important to know when Carlos can play.

“Hopefully after we win the FA Cup and get in the Champions League we can talk about it.”

Tevez has returned from Milan and although Mancini hopes he can prove his fitness in time to face Everton next Saturday or Tottenham on 10th May, he will not be rushing Tevez back into action.

“First he has to be 100 per cent,” added the Blues boss.

“If we take a risk because we want to play with Carlos and he’s not ready then it can be a big problem for him and for us as well.”