Carlos Tevez faces four-week City ban

Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by The Sun

CARLOS TEVEZ could find out today that Manchester City want him suspended for another four weeks.

City have completed their own investigation into his apparent refusal to come on as a substitute in the Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

It is unlikely they will be able to prove the Argentine striker directly refused to play.

But City will claim he effectively did so by refusing boss Roberto Mancini's request to continue warming up in preparation to come on.

Tevez, 27, has already been fined two weeks' wages and suspended for a fortnight.

He is due to train tomorrow but City want his punishment extended before then to avoid him coming to their Carrington complex.

City will put their case to the PFA for his suspension to be extended to six weeks. They will also want his fine increased to £1.5million which represents six weeks' wages for the £250,000-a-week star.

City have taken legal advice and interviewed everyone near Tevez in the Allianz Arena a fortnight ago to put together a watertight case.

They also aim to prove the Sky interview Tevez did straight after the game backs their claim that he did not want to play.

The interview contradicted his statement the following day in which he claimed he did not refuse to play.

Mancini has already made it clear he does not want the player with the first-team squad again. If he does return to training with City it will be with the reserves.