By Rob Stewart
Carlos Tevez could resort to taking his bitter feud with Manchester City to the Premier League after he was hit with a six-week fine worth £1.2 million for going AWOL.
The former City skipper is weighing up an appeal after he was hit in the pocket by the Etihad Stadium club in a development which means the ongoing row with his paymasters has cost him a staggering £9.3m.
The Argentine striker has been left counting the cost of his misdemeanours after being found guilty of gross misconduct for his actions since November 7 when he travelled back to his homeland from England without official permission.
Tevez appealed the decision and the hearing was held by directors on the City board on January 11, but he saw it dismissed and now has until January 30 to approach the Premier League.
A City statement said: 'The club can confirm that Carlos Tevez was found guilty by a disciplinary hearing on Dec 21 of gross misconduct for serious breaches of contract and was fined six weeks’ wages.
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'Carlos elected to appeal the finding, which was dismissed by an appeal panel made up of club directors. He has until Jan 30 to make a final appeal to the Premier League.'
Tevez, who is paid almost £200,000 per week, has lost two months’ wages since he returned to South America, and that is on top of the £400,000 he was fined for refusing to warm up in the Champions League group game against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in September.
But Tevez, who joined City from Manchester United in 2009, has also forfeited £6m worth of loyalty bonuses for the remainder of his contract following transfer requests submitted in December 2010 and another last summer.
City, who value Tevez at £25m, are keen to part company with the player, but have made it clear that he will only be allowed to leave the club on a permanent basis rather than on a loan deal.
Tevez, who is understood to still be in Argentina, had been hoping to move to AC Milan or Paris Saint-Germain, but with those moves seemingly having broken down, the striker has only until the end of January when the transfer window closes to find new employers.
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