• Tevez has most of his 250 hours community service still to do • Striker's legal team are adamant that he will not flout the law

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Carlos Tevez's legal team have confirmed they will ensure the former Manchester City striker "abides by the rules" with regard to his community service order.

Tevez was sold to Juventus by City for £7.6m this week, the striker signing a three-year deal with the Italian club.

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

Although it is impractical for Tevez to complete the hours before reporting for pre-season training at Juve, probation service chiefs have 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 trying to sort out the matter but are adamant the South American 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 on Friday afternoon.

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