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Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk claims Man City man would have won of football's top individual awards 'if he was white'
Dmitri Seluk claims midfielder would have won top awards if he was white
Seluk also refused to guarantee that Toure will still be a City player next term
Toure's agent has made controversial comments in the past about him
City man could be tempted with a return to Barcelona or to PSG
By DAVID KENT
PUBLISHED: 01:02, 12 July 2014 | UPDATED: 02:25, 12 July 2014
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Yaya Toure's agent has claimed the Manchester City midfielder would have won one of football’s leading individual awards by now if he was white.
Following two attacks on City from his client this summer, Dimitri Seluk also refused to guarantee that Toure will still be a City player next season amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Yaya Toure looking uncomfortable during Ivory Coast training
Claim: Yaya Toure would have won the top individual awards in football if he was white, says Seluk
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Claim: Yaya Toure would have won the top individual awards in football if he was white, says Seluk
Seluk expressed his bemusement at how Toure could finish only third in the voting for the PFA and FWA Footballer of the Year awards last season after scoring 20 goals in 35 matches to inspire City to the title.
Seluk said: ‘If he (Toure) was white, 100 per cent he would have won one of these top awards. I don’t want to talk too much about racism or the politics of football, but he does not get the praise he should get. Yaya has three times in a row won the African Player of the Year, but it is different with the other awards.’
Toure claimed in April that he did not get the recognition that he deserved because he is African and during the World Cup said that no one cared when his nation, Ivory Coast, exited because they are African.
Man behind the man: Toure's agent Seluk has made controversial comments in the past about the midfielder
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Man behind the man: Toure's agent Seluk has made controversial comments in the past about the midfielder
Toure also hit the headlines in May when he criticised his club for not making a fuss over his birthday, and also claimed City refused a request for compassionate leave to visit his dying brother before he left for the World Cup — an accusation denied by the club.
Toure’s critics have accused the midfielder of trying to engineer a move away and Seluk admitted that an offer from a big European club could make a difference.
‘I will see Yaya for a couple of days before he goes to America (for a pre-season tour) when we will talk about things,’ Seluk told The Times. ‘If an important club like PSG or Real Madrid made a big offer it would be for Manchester City to decide what happens.’
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Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk claims Man City man would have won of football's top individual awards 'if he was white'
Dmitri Seluk claims midfielder would have won top awards if he was white
Seluk also refused to guarantee that Toure will still be a City player next term
Toure's agent has made controversial comments in the past about him
City man could be tempted with a return to Barcelona or to PSG
By DAVID KENT
PUBLISHED: 01:02, 12 July 2014 | UPDATED: 02:25, 12 July 2014
14 shares
Yaya Toure's agent has claimed the Manchester City midfielder would have won one of football’s leading individual awards by now if he was white.
Following two attacks on City from his client this summer, Dimitri Seluk also refused to guarantee that Toure will still be a City player next season amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch Yaya Toure looking uncomfortable during Ivory Coast training
Claim: Yaya Toure would have won the top individual awards in football if he was white, says Seluk
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Claim: Yaya Toure would have won the top individual awards in football if he was white, says Seluk
Seluk expressed his bemusement at how Toure could finish only third in the voting for the PFA and FWA Footballer of the Year awards last season after scoring 20 goals in 35 matches to inspire City to the title.
Seluk said: ‘If he (Toure) was white, 100 per cent he would have won one of these top awards. I don’t want to talk too much about racism or the politics of football, but he does not get the praise he should get. Yaya has three times in a row won the African Player of the Year, but it is different with the other awards.’
Toure claimed in April that he did not get the recognition that he deserved because he is African and during the World Cup said that no one cared when his nation, Ivory Coast, exited because they are African.
Man behind the man: Toure's agent Seluk has made controversial comments in the past about the midfielder
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Man behind the man: Toure's agent Seluk has made controversial comments in the past about the midfielder
Toure also hit the headlines in May when he criticised his club for not making a fuss over his birthday, and also claimed City refused a request for compassionate leave to visit his dying brother before he left for the World Cup — an accusation denied by the club.
Toure’s critics have accused the midfielder of trying to engineer a move away and Seluk admitted that an offer from a big European club could make a difference.
‘I will see Yaya for a couple of days before he goes to America (for a pre-season tour) when we will talk about things,’ Seluk told The Times. ‘If an important club like PSG or Real Madrid made a big offer it would be for Manchester City to decide what happens.’
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