Roberto Mancini is unsure whether Carlos Tevez will be at Manchester City next season despite the controversial striker's recent excellent form.
Tevez went AWOL for three months after a spat with Mancini but the pair have now made up and Tevez has returned to the City side with a bang, starring in the club's 6-1 hammering of Norwich on Saturday.
The 28-year-old scored three goals and set Sergio Aguero up for another as City turned the heat on title rivals Manchester United with a ruthless display at Carrow Road.
The Argentine smacked home a 20-yard swirling shot in the first half before adding a header and a cool finish after seizing on a mix-up in the Norwich defence.
The former West Ham striker offered Mancini an olive branch today when he thanked the City boss, and his team-mates, for welcoming him back after an apology, but the Italian is not 100% sure whether Tevez will stay at the Etihad Stadium beyond the summer.
"I don't know. I don't know this," Mancini said when asked whether Tevez would be a City player next year.
"It depends. Now I think it is important that we think about the next four games. After that, at the end of the season, we will see what can happen with all the players."
Tevez was mobbed by his team-mates after each of his three goals on Saturday in a clear show of unity from the City squad.
The fans were equally behind their former captain, singing his name throughout the vital win.
Mancini insists that he and his players now have no issue with Tevez playing for the club despite his antics in Munich last September, where he reportedly refused to come off the bench.
"There is no problem," Mancini said. "It is in the past."
