Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has claimed that the club would not let him spend time with his brother before he died.
Yaya and brother Kolo are both currently representing the Ivory Coast in Brazil at the World Cup at the moment, and Yaya is claiming that City would not let him leave the club’s title celebrations in Dubai last month and fly home.
Ibrahim Toure sadly lost his battle with cancer last week in Manchester.
Yaya said, “City did not want to give me a few days. I went to celebrate in the wake of the league title in Abu Dhabi, while my brother was dying in his bed.
“In retrospect, I regret not having insisted. For not making them respect me. However, my employers knew that I was suffering for a few months seeing my brother’s health decline.”
Toure also said of Ibrahim: “He was my confidant, my best friend too.”
City have not commented on the claims from Toure just yet, but it is understood that they were never approached about the possibility of him returning to the UK. The club have allowed compassionate leave in the past, with former manager Roberto Mancini being allowed to miss a game after the passing of his father.
By Ben Kelly
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