Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez
The Blues face Wigan at the Etihad Stadium on September 10 – and Tevez is pencilled in for his first start of the season.
He has been sidelined by both club and country, with Sergio Aguero replacing him in both teams, and the red-hot form of Edin Dzeko also squeezing him out at Eastlands.
But Tevez’s chop from the Argentina squad means he is now favourite to step back in for the Blues, unless someone launches a late bid before the transfer window closes tomorrow.
Of City’s first-team squad, only Tevez, Gael Clichy and the injured Nigel de Jong are not on international duty this week.
Aguero faces a long-haul trip to India and Bangladesh for Argentina’s exhibition matches against Venezuela and Nigeria – and that will be key in Roberto Mancini’s thinking, as the latter match takes place just three days before the Wigan clash.
That match begins a hectic period of seven games in the space of three weeks, including Champions League clashes with Napoli – just four days after Wigan – and Bayern Munich.
Mancini has also said Tevez, the last player to return to pre-season training, will be back to 100 per cent by next week.
Aguero has revealed that Tevez has found it tough being dropped by City and Argentina, but backed him to come back strongly.
“We have spent a lot of time together and we talk about everything, and I know he is a little bit frustrated,” said Aguero.
“As we all know, it’s up to the coach to decide who plays, and who doesn’t. I am sure we will both have our chances here at City and with Argentina. I hope he stays and we play many games together, but it’s up to Roberto Mancini to make that decision.”
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