Carlos Tevez could be forced to wait until next week to discover his fate at Manchester City following the investigation into his alleged refusal to play as a substitute against Bayern Munich last Tuesday.
Tevez, currently serving a two-week club suspension, landed in Buenos Aires on Tuesday night after being given permission by City to return to his native Argentina while the club considers its options in relation to possible punishment should the 27-year-old be found to have been in breach of contract.
A fine of six weeks’ wages, which would cost Tevez at least £1.2m, is under consideration, along with the ultimate sanction of sacking the former Manchester United forward.
But with City’s HR department and legal team continuing to interview club staff on Tuesday as part of the internal probe into the incident, the likelihood of resolution to the matter before the end of this week is regarded as unlikely by senior figures at Eastlands.
Tevez and his advisors are keen for a swift conclusion in order for both parties to be able to move forward, but while City had pledged to complete the investigation within seven working days of the player receiving official notice last Wednesday of his suspension and the probe, it is understood that the club are determined not to be rushed into a hasty decision on the player’s future.
Meanwhile, City forward Sergio Aguero could yet play for Argentina against Chile on Friday, despite being ruled out for 2-3 weeks by the club after suffering a groin injury against Blackburn on Saturday.
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