Mancini set to strip Tevez of captaincy

(20-12-2010) Roberto Mancini is set to strip Carlos Tevez of the Manchester City captaincy. The Argentine striker recently handed in a transfer request, claiming he was homesick and wanted to return to his native Argentina. Now manager Mancini is considering handing the skipper’s armband to Kolo Toure or Vincent Kompany. Toure served as captain under the club’s previous manager, Mark Hughes and looks more likely to lead the club, who are third in the EPL table on 32 points - two points behind leaders Manchester United but having played a game more. Tevez joined City in 2009 and scored 29 goals in his debut season at Eastlands. He has managed 10 in 18 appearances since Mancini handed him the captaincy prior to the start of the current campaign. Tevez is just 17 months into a five-year contract.