Juventus have stressed that Carlos Tevez is not for sale and they expect the striker to honour his contract with the club.

Reports in Italy claimed Tevez was looking to leave the Turin giants this summer to return to Argentina despite having one year left on his contract with Juventus.

“I know that in his career he has moved a lot and that he is nostalgic about his country,” Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta said.

“However, there are no premises for interrupting his contract which expires in 2016.”

The former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham striker is in his second season at Juventus.

Tevez has proved pivotal in helping the club clinch their fourth straight scudetto, scoring 20 league goals this season to lead the Serie A scoring charts.

“Carlos Tevez has done really well,” Marotta said.

“He has scored almost 40 goals in 57 appearances and at Juve we have been able to enjoy his extraordinary performances.”

Juventus were crowned Italian champions on Saturday after a 1-0 victory away at Sampdoria and are still on course to win a treble this season.

Juve take on Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League and will face Lazio in the Coppa Italia final next month.

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