Manchester City are expected to meet AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani on Thursday, a source close to the club said, but neither team appears to be willing to change their stance over a permanent deal.
"We're not going to take him outright, we're offering a free loan with the right to buy in June," Galliani told Italian press on Monday.
"We want Carlos to come back and play football and the best solution for us is to sell him. We can't let him leave on loan," he told reporters.
"But when we want to sell them, they have to go on loan. This is not good. It is not correct for the other players.
"Manchester City paid Carlos a lot of money for three years. It is correct that if one club, it could be Milan, Juventus, PSG, Inter, want him, they pay Carlos for his value. This is correct."
"On Thursday we have an appointment with Manchester City for Tevez but it will probably not be the decisive one to conclude negotiations," Galliani said.
"The player wants to come to us and not PSG and we hope City accept the offer."
Mancini subsequently offered Tevez an olive branch if he apologised but then shut the door on a possible return after the player missed training and returned to his homeland without the club's permission.
