Manchester City skipper Carlos Tevez has been unintentionally dragged into a sensational match-fixing scandal, as a Greek court is examining evidence that City's Europa League game against Aris in February was the target of a betting scam.
While there is absolutely no suggestion either the player or the club have done anything wrong, prosecutors have presented extracts of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek team's players' claims Tevez would be approached to help them pull off the sting.
Mendrinos allegedly said: "I will speak in all probability with Castillo to go and get Tevez, who is the captain, and we will also have told Koke (Aris captain) probably here for kick-off."
The taped conversation emerged after Greek secret police taped the phones of dozens of players and club officials they suspected might be involved in match-fixing.
Tevez on Sunday denied any knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged scam.
His spokesman insisted: "It is impossible. Carlos has never heard such a thing and no one ever approached him."
City also pointed out that Tevez and Castillo never played together as the Mexican winger's loan period in England ended a year before the Argentinian striker left Manchester United for Eastlands.
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