Tevez: Wanted by Milan, among others
City are standing firm in their insistence that Tevez will not be made available for loan.
Officials from AC Milan are set to meet with representatives from City on Thursday to discuss a possible deal for the Argentinian striker.
Milan have proposed taking the 27-year-old on a free loan in January with a promise to buy him permanently in the summer.
Yet City have long said they are only interested in selling the player and manager Roberto Mancini again underlined that stance today.
Mancini said: "Milan know they can't get him on loan, they know it very well.
"But if they want to buy Carlos, for us, that is okay.
"We hope that Carlos can find a good solution for him, and that he can come back and play football.
"But they can't have him on loan. This is sure, 100%.
"The best solution for us is to sell him."
Tevez remains in Argentina ahead of a possible move when the transfer opens next month.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been heavily linked with the former West Ham and Manchester United forward but Milan would appear the front-runners, if they can find a deal to suit City.
City currently have a number of players out on loan, including high-earning strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz, and Mancini does not believe that is ideal.
He said: "When Manchester City buy a player, they have to pay a lot of money.
"But when we want to sell them, they have to go on loan. This is not good.
"It is not good for the club and it is not correct for the other players.
"Manchester City paid Carlos a lot of money three years ago.
"It is correct that if one club, it could be Milan, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain - they pay Carlos for his value. This is correct."
Another City player regularly in the headlines is striker Mario Balotelli, who last week was involved in a training-ground bust-up with team-mate Micah Richards.
That was the latest in a long line of misdemeanours involving the mercurial 21-year-old and, although his on-field performances have been consistent, Mancini hopes he will settle down in the new year.
Mancini said: "Mario can improve every week and every month.
"He is young and when you are a young player, you improve always.
"I hope the new year can bring a different way for him and that he can understand if he wants to play well and have a good private life, he should have good behaviour always - not for one week yes and then change for two days.
"Every top player has a good private life and a good behaviour. They are the first in training every day.
"This is the way it needs to be for him."
City, the Premier League leaders, are back in action on Wednesday as Stoke visit the Etihad Stadium.
The Potters were Mancini's first opponents after he was appointed two years ago this week.
City won that game but were given a torrid time by Tony Pulis' men when the sides met three times in February 2010, being held to two draws and losing an FA Cup replay.
City redressed the balance with two victories over them in a week last May, including the FA Cup final, but Stoke are now in fine form after four successive wins.
Mancini said: "They are a very difficult team. It will be a tough game.
"Also we play every three days, so tomorrow we must play a good game.
"We should play football very well but against Stoke it is always very difficult."
City, two points clear, will secure top spot at Christmas for the first time since 1929 with victory.
They bounced back from last week's defeat at Chelsea with an impressive performance in a 1-0 defeat of Arsenal on Sunday and Mancini wants to maintain that momentum.
He said: "I am very pleased with my players. It was very important to get a victory after Chelsea.
Source: http://www.football365.com/news/21554/7388291/Mancini-Once-Again-Rules-Out-Tevez-Loan-Exit
"I think that we need to play like we did against Arsenal.
"If we have the same attitude, I think we can win a lot of games from now until the end."
Officials from AC Milan are set to meet with representatives from City on Thursday to discuss a possible deal for the Argentinian striker.
Milan have proposed taking the 27-year-old on a free loan in January with a promise to buy him permanently in the summer.
Yet City have long said they are only interested in selling the player and manager Roberto Mancini again underlined that stance today.
Mancini said: "Milan know they can't get him on loan, they know it very well.
"But if they want to buy Carlos, for us, that is okay.
"We hope that Carlos can find a good solution for him, and that he can come back and play football.
"But they can't have him on loan. This is sure, 100%.
"The best solution for us is to sell him."
Tevez remains in Argentina ahead of a possible move when the transfer opens next month.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been heavily linked with the former West Ham and Manchester United forward but Milan would appear the front-runners, if they can find a deal to suit City.
City currently have a number of players out on loan, including high-earning strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz, and Mancini does not believe that is ideal.
He said: "When Manchester City buy a player, they have to pay a lot of money.
"But when we want to sell them, they have to go on loan. This is not good.
"It is not good for the club and it is not correct for the other players.
"Manchester City paid Carlos a lot of money three years ago.
"It is correct that if one club, it could be Milan, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain - they pay Carlos for his value. This is correct."
Another City player regularly in the headlines is striker Mario Balotelli, who last week was involved in a training-ground bust-up with team-mate Micah Richards.
That was the latest in a long line of misdemeanours involving the mercurial 21-year-old and, although his on-field performances have been consistent, Mancini hopes he will settle down in the new year.
Mancini said: "Mario can improve every week and every month.
"He is young and when you are a young player, you improve always.
"I hope the new year can bring a different way for him and that he can understand if he wants to play well and have a good private life, he should have good behaviour always - not for one week yes and then change for two days.
"Every top player has a good private life and a good behaviour. They are the first in training every day.
"This is the way it needs to be for him."
City, the Premier League leaders, are back in action on Wednesday as Stoke visit the Etihad Stadium.
The Potters were Mancini's first opponents after he was appointed two years ago this week.
City won that game but were given a torrid time by Tony Pulis' men when the sides met three times in February 2010, being held to two draws and losing an FA Cup replay.
City redressed the balance with two victories over them in a week last May, including the FA Cup final, but Stoke are now in fine form after four successive wins.
Mancini said: "They are a very difficult team. It will be a tough game.
"Also we play every three days, so tomorrow we must play a good game.
"We should play football very well but against Stoke it is always very difficult."
City, two points clear, will secure top spot at Christmas for the first time since 1929 with victory.
They bounced back from last week's defeat at Chelsea with an impressive performance in a 1-0 defeat of Arsenal on Sunday and Mancini wants to maintain that momentum.
He said: "I am very pleased with my players. It was very important to get a victory after Chelsea.
Source: http://www.football365.com/news/21554/7388291/Mancini-Once-Again-Rules-Out-Tevez-Loan-Exit
"I think that we need to play like we did against Arsenal.
"If we have the same attitude, I think we can win a lot of games from now until the end."
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