Apologise or else: Yaya Toure won’t play for Manchester City again until he says sorry
Manager Pep Guardiola takes a hard line over comments made about him by the midfielder’s agent
Yaya Toure retired from international football with the Ivory Coast on Tuesday – and he won’t be playing again for Manchester City either unless his agent apologises for comments about club coach Pep Guardiola.
The midfielder’s representative, Dimitri Seluk, recently said Guardiola humiliated his client by leaving him out of City’s squad for the Champions League group stage
That irritated Guardiola, who said that since then “Yaya is out”.
“I accept if Mr Dimitri Seluk came in a press conference or [spoke to] his friends in the media – because he has not the courage to call me – and apologised to Manchester City, his teammates, and the trainer,” Guardiola said.
“When that happens, Yaya will be part of the group and he will have the same chance to play all the games.”