Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta has ruled out losing Carlos Tevez in the "very near future," but acknowledged the forward is destined to return to Argentina eventually.
Tevez, 30, was linked with a return to Boca Juniors last week after his brother wrote on Twitter that it "won't be long now" before he is back celebrating scoring goals for the first club of his career.
"Sooner or later," was the response from Marotta when asked about Tevez's likely return home, although the emphasis was on the latter.
"I have to say that right now there is absolutely no cause for concern because he's in his natural habitat here," Marotta told Sky Sport Italia on Sunday. "In the last seven or eight years, he's found the way back to his best and I don't think there is absolutely any reason to think there might be a divorce between us.
"But then he is Argentinean and he loves his country and sooner or later he wants to be a star back there again, but I think that is only human nature and logical.
"He's certainly not going to go back to Argentina in the very near future. We don't get that feeling so I can categorically deny that he's unsettled or that there are any signs pointing in that direction."
Tevez still has over 18 months left to run on his Juve contract and has scored nine goals in 13 Serie A appearances for the Bianconeri this season.
He started his career with Boca before moving to Corinthians in 2005. From there, he had spells with West Ham United, Manchester United and Manchester City before arriving in Turin in 2013, scoring 19 league goals in his first season with the club.