The Argentine striker is no longer happy at Eastlands and earlier this week, he handed in a written transfer request which is no doubt a major blow to City’s title hopes.

Tevez, 26, is reported to be home sick in Manchester and desperate to return to Argentina where his two daughters currently live.

The former Manchester United man has had a rocky relationship with City boss Roberto Mancini ever since the Italian arrived at the club last December. Last week saw Tevez react angrily to Mancini’s decision to substitute him during City’s 1-0 win over Bolton and it seems that may be the last time we see the £160,000-a week frontman in a sky blue shirt.

If/when Tevez does leave, it really does leave City with a major hole to fill. With the greatest of respect to the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz, Jo and Mario Balotelli, Tevez is simply different class in my eyes and without him, I can’t see City mounting a serious title bid.

They faired well without him today in their 3-1 win over West Ham, but the Hammers are playing some shocking football at the moment so the victory was hardly a surprise. The coming weeks should be fascinating, with regards Tevez’ future at the club.

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The Italian has been in charge at Eastlands for less than a year but it seems already that Mancini is close to losing his job.

City travel to the Hawthorns on Sunday to take on West Brom in a game which may well be Mancini’s last in charge should they lose to the Baggies.

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Mark Hughes was sacked as Manchester City manager back in December because the club were sitting just outside the top 4 which simply wasn’t good enough for the men behind the scenes at Eastlands.

Roberto Mancini was appointed as the new City manager just hours after Hughes was given the boot. The club clearly felt Mancini was the man to take them into the Champions League but unfortunately for City fans, the Italian couldn’t do it and it’s Europa League football next season for the blue side of Manchester.

When asked whether or not he would be at the club next season, Mancini replied in a nervous laughter: “I think so.”

It was hardly the most convincing answer to a question I have heard from Roberto since he arrived at England and I for one believe he will not be around for much longer.

During his time at City, Mancini has been far too negative with a lot of his decisions. Before he arrived at the club, City had lost just two Premier League games. Following tonight’s defeat, they have now lost seven league games and that, I’m afraid, just isn’t good enough.

SkyBet make him 4/6 not to be at Eastlands next season and I really think that is, as Harry Redknapp would put it, triffic value.

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The decision to appoint Roberto Mancini so soon after the departure of Hughes was questionable in my opinion, however after Mancini’s first 4 games in charge, no one was complaining. A comfortable 2-0 win at home to Stoke, a 3-0 away win at Wolves followed by a 1-0 away victory against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and finally, an emphatic 4-1 home win against Blackburn had City fans singing the Italian’s name.

11 games on and things are certainly different around Eastlands. Mancini has won just 4 games since the Blackburn victory and the chances of them finishing in the top 4 have dimished somewhat. City are now out of the Carling Cup following the semi-final defeat to neighbours United and tonight, the club’s last chance of silverware this season disappeared when Stoke knocked them out of the FA Cup.

Off the field there has also been rumours of unrest at the club. Several key players, including Craig Bellamy and Stephen Ireland are said to be unhappy at the way the Italian manager deals with the players in training.

So where does this all leave Mancini?

Well as we have seen, the men behind the scenes at City aren’t afraid to get rid of the manager if things aren’t running smoothly so my feeling is that they will wait until the summer to see if Mancini can somehow turn things around and lead Manchester City to the Champions League. If that doesn’t happen (which I really am starting to doubt) I can honestly see City starting next season with a new manager in the hot seat. Who that might be is a whole different question.

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Even the dogs on the street know what Bellamy is like. The Welshman is someone who simply won’t take no for an answer, always wanting things his way but unfortunately for him and indeed City, this fiery temper may just have cost him his job at Eastlands.

It is claimed that Mancini and Bellamy fell out yesterday during one of the club’s last training session’s before Sunday’s crunch encounter with Liverpool. Bellamy apparently refused to train one-on-one with one of Mancini’s Italian coaches and then it all kicked off. Below, is a City insider’s view  of the whole situation.

“The manager was yelling ‘Why are you always questioning me? Why won’t you do as you are told? Why are you always questioning everything at training and in games?’.

“Bellamy argued back that he only wanted what was best for the club.

“But Mancini snapped ‘I want you to leave now. And do not come back for three months’.”

I have grown to love Bellamy over the past number of years. The majority of football fans in England and indeed all over the world will admit he is a player who always gives 110%, regardless of who they support. I personally think he has been one of the player’s of this Premier League season so far, however as was the case at Liverpool, Newcastle and I’m sure several other clubs Bellamy has played for, he just can’t keep his mouth shut.

If, what the papers are reporting is true, there is no doubt that the club may be forced to sell Bellamy when the transfer window opens in the summer which I think would be a disaster. He is one of the only players at City who really gives a shit about the club and I feel if it is between letting Bellamy go or getting rid of Mancini, I honestly believe Mancini is the man to go.

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Mancini’s decision to leave Craig Bellamy out of his starting line-up this afternoon was big error in my opinion which will no doubt lead to further speculation in tomorrow’s papers regarding the future of the Welsh international.

Bellamy, 30, has already been linked with a host of club’s following the departure of his fellow countryman Mark Hughes from the club last weekend. The former Liverpool striker was reportedly upset at the club’s decision to sack Hughes and there was even talk that he had handed in a transfer request at the club.

We all know by now that when things don’t go Bellamy’s way, he’s certainly not afraid to walk away from a club. Even though he did come as a sub with twenty minutes to go against Stoke City today, I firmly believe that Mancini’s decision to start Robinho ahead of Bellamy may have further implications.

Harry Redknapp appears keen to bring Bellamy to Tottenham during this upcoming transfer window and it has to be said, you couldn’t blame Craig if he did decide to make the switch to White Hart Lane, given the fact he would be almost guarenteed first team football in north London.

There is no doubt that Bellamy has been one of, if not the best player in the Premier League so far this season, which makes it all the more strange why he wasn’t played from the off today. It will be interesting to see how this one pans out over the coming weeks.

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The Times reports that the new Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will be giving the financial backing to add to his top four chasing side.

The former Inter boss has apparently already drawn up a list of players whom he would like to arrive at Eastlands in the new year.

Liverpool duo Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano are among the names linked with a move to City and with the Merseyside clubs current financial trouble, you never know.

French internationals Franck Ribery and Theirry Henry are also said to be attracting interest from the world’s richest club. Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria, Yaya Toure and West Ham’s Matthew Upson complete the list, however I find it hard to believe that Mancini would want so many new strikers considering the current wealth of frontmen at the club at the moment.

Realistically, I can only see Matthew Upson and/or Javier Mascherano joining from that list. We all know about West Ham’s current financial trouble, so any decent sized bid for Upson should be successful.

It’s fair to say Liverpool need to sell before they can buy, so should a bid of £20 million plus come in for Mascherano, I personally can see it being accepted. What do you think? Comments below please.

You could tell things weren’t looking too great for Hughes when the former Manchester United man took to the dug-out for this afternoon’s 4-3 victory over Sunderland. His body language said it all really. His shoulders slumped, a frown on his face and a huge amount of uncertainty hanging over his head.

A couple of hours before the game, Roberto Mancini, the former Inter Milan boss, became the 1/6 favourite to become the next manager at Eastlands. As we all know by now, Mancini has indeed replaced Hughes in the hot seat and in my opinion, City were right to sack Hughes.

As Khaldoon Al Mubark, the Chairman at the City of Manchester stadium, put it : “A return of two wins in 11 Premier League games is clearly not in line with the targets that were agreed and set.”

Those who say that sacking a manager who has lost the least amount of games in the Premier League this season are  not looking at the bigger picture. Ok, he may have lost only two games in eighteen, however the number of draws is unacceptable for a side trying to break into the top four.

Drawing at home to the likes of Hull City, Burnley and Fulham just isn’t good enough. The people at City have decided to react and personally, I think those behind the scenes at Liverpool should do the same.

I understand there is a shortage of money at Anfield, however the sooner they get rid of Rafa Benitez the better. Liverpool were beaten 2-0 against the league’s bottom side Portsmouth, leaving the Merseyside club sitting in 7th place in the table, 13 points behind leaders Chelsea.

I really can’t understand why there isn’t more pressure on the Spaniard. It really does show how far Manchester City have come when they are sacking their manager sitting in 6th in the table, whilst Liverpool are sticking with their man and they are behind City.

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