Juventus new-boy Carlos Tevez will complete his 250 hours community service vow lawyers

Probation Service will issue an arrest warrant if they don't reach a deal with the Italy-bound former Manchester City striker

Welcome back to Manchester: Tevez has hours of community service to do yet

Carlos Tevez's legal team have vowed to make sure the former Manchester City striker "abides by the rules" with regard to his community service order following his transfer to Italy.

Tevez was sold to Turin-based Juventus earlier this week, with the striker signing a three-year deal with the Italian champions.

However, though he has started to fulfil the 250 hours of unpaid work he was ordered to do by Macclesfield Magistrates Court earlier this year after Tevez was found guilty of driving offences, the vast majority are still outstanding.

Whilst it is impractical for Tevez to complete the hours prior to reporting for pre-season training in Italy, Probation Service chiefs have already suggested they would have no hesitation in applying for a warrant to arrest the 29-year-old if no agreement had been reached about how he was going to fulfil the remainder of his punishment.

Tevez's legal team are currently attempting to sort the matter out but are adamant the South American, who spent seven years in Manchester with United and more recently "noisy neighbours" City, will not be flouting the law.

"No rules or regulations have been broken in relation to Carlos Tevez's community service order," they said in a statement released this afternoon.

"We are acting on behalf of Mr Tevez to make sure he abides by all the rules."

A source from Tevez’s legal team said: “It’s a bit of a situation. We’re going to have to go to court and look for a re-sentence.”

Lawyer Nick Freeman said a suspended sentence was likely due to the “unusual circumstances”.