Disappointed City reduce Tévez fine forced by PFA decision

A reluctant Manchester City accepted to cut Carlos Tévez’s four-week wages fine into half after the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) backed the player in his argument that he never refused to come off the bench in Munich. However, the club have publicly expressed their disappointment towards the situation.

The Blues had decided on a four-week wages fine for improper conduct, despite they could not prove whether the player did actually refuse to play. After the PFA announced they would not support the action, City announced the fine is now of two-weeks wages.

Nevertheless, City have criticised a “conflict of interest” present in the PFA’s decision, since the notification came in behalf of the chief executive Gordon Taylor, who represented Tévez personally in the internal hearings he had to face during the course of an investigation.

A club statement read: “Manchester City Football Club has received notification from the Players’ Union (PFA) that it will not support a four-week fine as a penalty for the actions of misconduct of Carlos Tévez.”

“The club acknowledges that the Players’ Union is the sol organisation empowered with granting the ability for clubs to levy fines greater than the two weeks provided for in player contracts.”

“However, Manchester City is disappointed by the apparent PFA conflict of interest evident in this process. Carlos Tévez has been personally represented throughout by the PFA chief executive, on whose considerations the club has been informed that the PFA has made its decision.”

“Manchester City has been in constant dialogue with the PFA since September 28th. Today’s PFA decision is a departure from the club’s understanding of that dialogue.”

“Without recourse to the PFA decision available, the maximum two-week fine provided for in standard player contracts will now be applied in relation to the misconduct of Carlos Tévez.”