• Premier League

Tevez two weeks away from City return

ESPN staff
March 2, 2012
Carlos Tevez needs to knuckle down after a lengthy spell of inactivity © PA Photos
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims a line has been drawn under the Carlos Tevez affair after the striker issued an apology, but he is still at least two weeks away from a first-team return.

Tevez returned to England last month, having been holed up in his native Argentina following a major bust-up with Mancini and club officials over his failure to warm up against Bayern Munich last year.

After failing to secure a transfer in January, Tevez returned and has been brought back into the fold after issuing an apology.

Mancini has held talks with the forward and claims everything is now fine after they worked through their differences.

Asked if the matter is now closed, Mancini said: "Yes. He did everything."

Tevez played 45 minutes for City's reserves against Preston this week and Mancini wants him to get more game time under his belt.

Mancini said: "I think he needs another two weeks and in this two weeks we put two or three games with the reserves as he needs to play.

"For him it is like pre-season, after two months it is not easy to play. At this moment he can't play but in two weeks maybe he can play."

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