Carlos Tevez to be stripped of Man City captaincy
Published:Monday | December 20, 2010 | 9:19 AM
BBC Sports is reporting that manager Roberto Mancini is set to strip Carlos Tevez of the Manchester City captaincy.
The two met on Friday afternoon at the club's Carrington training ground to discuss the striker's transfer request.
City play Everton today with Mancini considering handing the armband to Kolo Toure or Vincent Kompany.
BBC Sports said the manager is yet to inform the club of his decision, but senior officials believe he is most likely to reinstate Toure as skipper.
The defender was made captain under Mark Hughes but replaced by Tevez in the summer in a bid to make the Argentine stay at Eastlands.
City rejected a written transfer request from Tevez last week and have made it clear they will not sell him in January, with Eastlands football administrator Brian Marwood declaring he expects the striker to honour his contract, which runs until July 2014.