Tevez heading back to England but won't apologise

Manchester City rebel Carlos Tevez is on the way back to England but is still refusing to make peace with the Eastlands club.

A source close to the Argentinean said he would return to the North West in the next few days, where he will face another huge fine.

But Tevez will not apologise to manager Roberto Mancini or to the club for jetting home without permission and still wants a move in January.

The source claimed that the striker would find it difficult to find another English club, saying: "There may be a view that he is a bad card but this is just not true."

Instead - if City decide to sell him rather than making Tevez stew on the sidelines - he is likely to go to Brazil's Corinthians or to Italy with AC or Inter Milan.

Last week Mancini said there was no way back for the stroppy forward at City after he refused to say sorry for the bench fiasco away to Bayern Munich in September, which led to the disintegration of their relationship.

But when asked if Tevez now had any chance of playing for City again, Mancini said: "No, I don't think so.

"I don't know [if Tevez will return to Manchester]. I know he is in Argentina now, but I don't know about the other things.

"You always need to behave in a loyal way, above all if you are the captain of Manchester City, a prestigious club.

"Anyone can make a mistake and no error becomes irreparable.

"It would have been sufficient to apologise to close the case. But he didn't want too. I did my job in an unpleasant episode.

"Now the club will decide. I preoccupy myself with the team and what happens on the pitch. Tevez is still a great striker."