Yaya Toure is considering leaving Manchester City, in an amazing turn of events over the last few days.
Toure’s agent Dimitry Seluk says the midfielder feels the club “disrespected” that nobody wished him a happy 31st Birthday.
City were in the Gulf state of Abu Dhabi last week, as the Blues played an end of season friendly following their Premier Leagueb title win the previous Sunday.
Toure’s agent stated to The Sun Newspaper.
“There are a number of things that have happened that have left Yaya feeling bitterly upset. He must concentrate on the World Cup now. But City have treated him with disrespect and have really hurt him.”
“They don’t know that money can’t buy relationships – no Sheikh can buy a relationship. This isn’t about money or a new contract – it’s about human relationships and City have shown they don’t respect him. I repeat, this is not about money. In fact, he would take less to return to Barcelona.”
Toure is also reportedly unhappy about the contract that City offered him a few months ago, and may take a substancial pay cut to force a move away from the Etihad Stadium.
The Ivory Coast international may seek a response from the club after the World Cup Finals in Brazil, with City keen not to lose the player, who scored 20 League goals last season, and was one of City’s key players in their double winning campaign.
The angry agent continued.
Seluk bleated: “What happened at his birthday meant the club don’t care about him. It was proof. They can say whatever they want, ‘Oh we like him but we forgot’.
“Forgot? About Yaya? The player who helped you to be two-times Premier League champions? The guy who helped you win the FA Cup and the League Cup?
“His birthday can be on a normal day and, in a normal team, his team-mates and club would at least give him good wishes.
“But when you win the title on May 11, a day later you go to Abu Dhabi and on May 13 you have a big party to celebrate the title and nobody comes to Yaya to say, ‘Happy birthday’, what more do you want?”
It is rumoured that Barcelona are keen to take him back to the Nou Camp.
By Ben Reardon
@BenReardon1
