The Fixer
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Robinhosthumb! said:Gwladiator said:Jerome Boateng - Good, young defender but hardly world class.
David Silva - Quality player but how will he settle in this league?
Yaya Toure - His rumoured wage and the fact that he's already talked about going back to Barca one day might show he's only moved for the money. Great player but not the best in his position in the world.
Point being, you are an example to yourselves that you can't just buy success.
Clubs have always bought success you plonka,name me the last home grown Everton side to have success?
Here you go Gwladiator
But Toure has come out fighting over his mega salary and insisted: "I'll prove I'm worth every penny."
He says his main target in England is to boost his trophy collection not his bank balance and revealed the board have promised him they will not be offloading any of their other big names to pave the way for his arrival.
Toure, 27, also backtracked on comments suggesting he will be looking to return to Barca as soon as possible.
The 24million pounds Ivory Coast World Cup star said: "My decision to leave Barcelona was not about money, only about football.
"I will never speak about my salary but a player is paid very well based on excellent performances and my desire is to make a big impact at Manchester City.
"The directors at City have told me they will not be losing any of their big stars.
"I think Carlos Tevez will stick with us, and I also believe Robinho will return because he has such quality.
"My dream is to play at this club for many years now because I am tired of moving around."