CARLOS TEVEZ COULD return to the Manchester City first team for the league clash against Chelsea next Wednesday.
Save for a couple of recent reserve outings, the Argentine has not been seen in a City shirt since famously refusing to warm-up during the Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich in September.
Tevez went on unauthorised leave before Christmas when he returned home to South America, but recently made amends with City manager Roberto Mancini and the Italian believes last season’s top scorer is close to match fitness.
With the FA Cup quarter-finals taking place this weekend, City have no league fixture until the midweek clash of the financial titans, and the 28-year-old could figure
Mancini said: “We will see in the next week. It depends on Carlos. If Carlos is OK then probably, but it depends on a lot of things.”
Before the clash against Roberto Di Matteo’s side, City have the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie against Sporting Lisbon. City trail 1-0 from the first clash and are likely to be without Gareth Barry, who has a back injury.
Captain Vincent Kompany is out until the clash with Stoke on March 24th at the earliest. He has a calf injury.
