Tevez has chosen not to dispute his punishment for allegedly refusing to play against Bayern Munich in September and looks set to be fined a further two weeks' wages unless he turns up for training at 10.30 on Wednesday morning.
That looks unlikely, as our pictures show him arriving in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.
Carlito's way: Local media mob Tevez and Florencia at Buenos Aires airport
Sportsmailcan reveal that Tevez's representatives asked City's temporary chief executive John McBeath at the weekend if the 27-year-old could spend a week in Argentina but the request was denied as manager Mancini wanted him to continue working on his fitness.
Tevez then asked Mancini's assistant Fausto Salsano on Monday and was again turned down after the second request had been relayed to the City manager.
However, it appears Tevez ignored these instructions and flew to South America anyway. On arriving at Buenos Aires airport with his daughter Florencia, Tevez said only: 'I amhere to get some rest.'
The striker was on a day off on Tuesday anyway so had not breached his contract. But unless the former club captain turns up at Carrington on Wednesday morning he will once again find himself facing a misconduct charge.
In order for him to be back in Manchester on Wednesday, Tevez will have had only a matter of hours on the ground in South America.
He has been training on his own at Carrington for the last month as City's fitness staff endeavour to get him in shape.
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However, it can also be revealed that Tevez has missed at least some of that training in recent weeks with mystery injuries.
On two occasions, he has not trained because of non-football related injuries and as a result Mancini's staffbelieve he has made relatively poor progress as they try to get him in acondition in which he could theoretically play a competitive game.
A City spokesman said: 'Carlos is part way through a training plan and is due to resume on Wednesday following a rest day.'
If, as expected, Tevez doesn't show up City will treat him as they would any other player who disobeyed direct instructions. He can expect to be fined two weeks' wages, in accordance with PFA guidelines.
His camp have declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Tevez's team-mate Kolo Toure has accepted a club fine of six weeks' wages for failing a drugs test earlier this year.
Excluded: Mancini has been taking care of first-team matters while Tevez (below) has been training with the reserves
Toure was banned by the FA for six months last season after taking a diet pill given to him by his wife.
The Ivory Coast defender was surprised to be disciplined by City, too, and had been expected to appeal against his punishment.
However he agreed to pay the fine - in the region of ?540,000 - and move on with his career. City's case wasthat Toure's absence from first-team duty cost them in the region of ?3million in wages and legal fees.
And City winger Samir Nasri has withdrawn from the France squad for two internationals after being diagnosed with tendonitis in his knee.
The former Arsenal midfielder is expected to return to England for treatment but what will worry City fans is the revelation that it is a long-term problem.
Franch coach Laurent Blanc said: 'It is a tricky one that he picked up while playing for Arsenal.'
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Source: Daily Mail
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