Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City in June, says his agent
Manchester City's midfield powerhouse Yaya Toure will leave the club
at the end of the season having not been offered a new contract, his
agent said on Monday.
The 32-year-old Ivory Coast international, who was the African
Footballer of the Year four times in a row from 2011, joined Premier
League City from Barcelona for £24 million ($34.23 million) in July
2010.
Six years ago Toure was sold by Barca boss Pep Guardiola, who will
replace Manuel Pellegrini as City's coach when the Spaniard leaves
Bayern Munich at the end of this season.
"We
have waited too long. Manchester City promised a deal but nothing has
materialised so Yaya will leave in June," his agent Dimitri Seluk told
Sky Sports television.
"Yaya is disappointed, of course, but he is a
professional and he remains under contract so he will continue to do his
best for City."
Toure has been linked by the media with a move to Inter Milan who are coached by former City boss Roberto Mancini.
"Various offers have arrived for Yaya and we're evaluating them,"
Seluk said. "Inter? We're definitely talking about a great club.
Everyone knows about the relationship between Yaya and Mancini but... we
haven't made any decision yet. The Nerazzurri's project is great and
Inter is a fantastic club so it's normal that they want a player of this
level."
Toure won the Premier League with City in 2012 and 2014, the FA Cup in 2011 and the League Cup in 2014 and 2016.
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