Yaya Toure To Leave Manchester City - Agent

Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City this summer, according to his agent, and has “various offers” on the table.

Dimitri Seluk claims the midfielder will assess his options at the end of the season as he ponders his future with just one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad.

The 32-year-old Ivory Coast international joined City from Barcelona for £24m in July 2010 – where he was sold by incoming City manager Pep Guardiola – but now looks set for a fresh chapter in his career.

“We have waited too long,” Seluk said. “Manchester City promised a deal but nothing has materialised so Yaya will leave in June.

“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.”

One option for Toure is Inter Milan, who are coached by former City boss Roberto Mancini, and Seluk said in an interview with FC Inter News that wages will not be the deciding factor in where he moves.“Various offers have arrived for Yaya and we’re evaluating them, but no decision has been taken yet for next season,” Seluk said.

“Will the economic aspect make the difference? Absolutely not. We don’t put money before everything, but the project the club presents us. The best will convince us.

“Inter? We’re definitely talking about a great club and everyone knows about the relationship between Yaya and Mancini, but like I’ve already said, we haven’t made any decision yet.

“But I’ll add that the Nerazzurri’s project is great and Inter is a fantastic club. So it’s normal that they want a player of this level.”

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Yaya Toure To Leave Manchester City - Agent

Yaya Toure Returns To Ivorian Squad

Ivorian International Yaya Toure will return to action for the first time in more than a year after being named by the Ivory Coast in their squad for the African Nations Cup qualifiers against Sudan this month.

The 32-year-old Manchester City midfielder has not played for his country since captaining the Ivorians to Nations Cup success in February last year, missing several qualifiers for the next Nations Cup finals in Gabon in 2017 plus the start of the preliminaries for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Coach Michel Dussuyer in an interview with the Ivorian Football Federation website said, “Yaya Toure had requested a break, which was understandable. He had given much to the selection and wished to catch his breath”.

“I think he put that time to good use to relax and set new goals, such as winning a second straight African title and looking to play at the World Cup for a fourth time, which would be exceptional and enrich his already magnificent record,” the coach added.

The Ivorian team has been boosted by Bournemouth’s  Max Gradel who recently returned from injury and Paris St Germain fullback Serge Aurier, who was suspended by the French champions last month for insulting coach Laurent Blanc; both are included in the 24-man squad for the two games in Abidjan on March 25 and Khartoum four days later.

Yaya Toure Returns To Ivorian Squad