Yaya Toure to leave Manchester City: Agent launches attack on Pep Guardiola and asks 'will he win without Yaya?'

Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk also claimed that Guardiola acheived nothing at Barcelona that Luis Enrique hasn't already matched

Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City in the summer, according to his agent (Getty Images)

Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City at the end of the season before Pep Guardiola arrives to replace current manager Pep Guardiola, the midfielder’s outspoken agent has claimed.

News emerged on transfer deadline day that Guardiola will replace Pellegrini at the end of the season, with the Chilean using his pre-match press conference ahead of tonight’s match against Sunderland to reveal the news.

Guardiola was responsible for ending Toure’s Barcelona career after he chose to sell the Ivory Coast international in 2010 to City, and the decision has clearly left his agent, Dimitri Selek, with reason to hold a grudge against Gurdiola as he claimed Toure will not be among his squad when the current Bayern Munich manager arrives at the Etihad Stadium.

"Before leaving I hope he will win again the League and all the cups,” Seluk told The Sun.

"Yaya won every trophy in England without Guardiola. Will Guardiola win without Yaya?"

As well as throwing Toure’s City future in doubt, Seluk took a swipe at Guardiola for his time at Barcelona, claiming that he achieved nothing that current manager Luis Enrique hasn’t already matched.


 Guardiola will replace Pellegrini at Manchester City at the end of the season
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 Toure left Barcelona in 2010 under Guardiola's gesture
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Seluk also took aim at City’s technical director, Txiki Begiristain, and chief executive, Ferran Soriano, after they followed Toure from Barcelona to the Premier League. Seluk claimed that Toure “opened the door” for players and officials to leave Barcelona, adding: "He [Toure] was not afraid. But now everybody from Barca comes to City."

Despite Seluk’s claim of “everyone” trading the Nou Camp for the Etihad, Toure remains the only City player to feature among Pellegrini’s squad with experience of playing for Barcelona.