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Manchester City say they "expect" striker Carlos Tevez to report back to training on Thursday as planned.
In June, he said he would never return to Manchester "even on vacation".
Tevez, 27, later said he wanted to leave City for personal reasons but a £40m move to Brazilian side Corinthians fell through at the last minute.
"Carlos is due back on Thursday and we expect him back," said City, but BBC Sport understands that as of Wednesday afternoon Tevez was still abroad.
As well as Corinthians, Argentina striker Tevez has also been linked this summer with Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
The Brazilian side pulled out of the transfer saying there was not enough time to complete a deal before the Brazilian transfer window closed at 0400 BST on Thursday, 21 July.
Tevez's advisor said his client still wanted to leave Manchester City to spend more time with his family in South America but was not "overly worried" by the collapse of the Corinthians deal.
"This is Carlos Tevez we are talking about, one of the best players in the world. We are not overly worried," Kia Joorabchian told BBC Sport.
"He wants to leave but is still a City player at the moment and we will of course respect that."
The former West Ham and Manchester United player missed City's pre-season tour of the United States because he played in the Copa America for Argentina.
City gave him special dispensation to return to pre-season training later than his team-mates because of his involvement in the tournament.
At the end of July, City manager Roberto Mancini admitted he had still not been able to contact his captain and pictures then emerged of the Argentine speaking to the Inter Milan official responsible for player transfers - Marco Branca.
That meeting was later passed off as a coincidence.
Tevez missed the club's open training session at Eastlands on Wednesday and also did not take part in their pre-season promotional filming for Sky Sports.
Manchester City say they "expect" striker Carlos Tevez to report back to training on Thursday as planned.
In June, he said he would never return to Manchester "even on vacation".
Tevez, 27, later said he wanted to leave City for personal reasons but a £40m move to Brazilian side Corinthians fell through at the last minute.
"Carlos is due back on Thursday and we expect him back," said City, but BBC Sport understands that as of Wednesday afternoon Tevez was still abroad.
As well as Corinthians, Argentina striker Tevez has also been linked this summer with Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
The Brazilian side pulled out of the transfer saying there was not enough time to complete a deal before the Brazilian transfer window closed at 0400 BST on Thursday, 21 July.
Tevez's advisor said his client still wanted to leave Manchester City to spend more time with his family in South America but was not "overly worried" by the collapse of the Corinthians deal.
"This is Carlos Tevez we are talking about, one of the best players in the world. We are not overly worried," Kia Joorabchian told BBC Sport.
"He wants to leave but is still a City player at the moment and we will of course respect that."
The former West Ham and Manchester United player missed City's pre-season tour of the United States because he played in the Copa America for Argentina.
City gave him special dispensation to return to pre-season training later than his team-mates because of his involvement in the tournament.
At the end of July, City manager Roberto Mancini admitted he had still not been able to contact his captain and pictures then emerged of the Argentine speaking to the Inter Milan official responsible for player transfers - Marco Branca.
That meeting was later passed off as a coincidence.
Tevez missed the club's open training session at Eastlands on Wednesday and also did not take part in their pre-season promotional filming for Sky Sports.