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[blue city199]

Re: Yaya Toure

Yaya Toure set for peace talks with Man City chief Txiki Begiristain before the World Cup

By Chris Wheeler
22:52 21 May 2014, updated 22:52 21 May 2014

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Toure is upset that the club did not celebrate his 31st birthday appropriately
Agent Dimitry Seluk has opened up the possibility of the midfielder leaving this summer
City have no intention of selling Toure despite his agent's outburst
Manuel Pellegrini is interested in Eliaquim Mangala and Mehdi Benatia

Manchester City's director of football Txiki Begiristain will hold peace talks with Yaya Toure before the World Cup in an attempt to head off further trouble with the Ivory Coast midfielder.

Toure’s agent Dimitry Seluk attracted widespread ridicule on Tuesday by claiming that the player could quit City this summer because he felt the new Premier League champions and their owner Sheik Mansour did not make enough of an effort to celebrate his 31st birthday during a post-season trip to Abu Dhabi last week.

There are concerns that Seluk is trying to engineer a return to Barcelona for his client, who left the Nou Camp in a £24million deal in 2010 and has since established himself as one of City’s best players, as well as one of the best paid.


Toure scored 24 goals from 49 appearances last season as Manuel Pellegrini’s side regained the title and lifted the Capital One Cup.

City have taken a firm stance by insisting Toure will not be sold as he still has three years left on a £200,000-a-week contract signed 12 months ago.

However, they want to maintain a conciliatory approach and are anxious not to let the problem escalate following claims from Toure that he will issue a statement after the World Cup.

Begiristain was already planning to be in Brazil for the tournament but his priority will now be to set up talks with the player to smooth things over.

Toure arrived in Dallas from Qatar on Wednesday with the rest of the Ivory Coast squad to prepare for warm-up games against Bosnia and El Salvador.

It is understood that City will counter accusations by Seluk that they have treated Toure ‘like a nobody’ and showed him no respect by reminding the player how he was given a lucrative new deal last year after more bizarre claims that he wanted to leave because there were not enough shirts bearing his name on sale in the club shop.
Peacemaker: Manchester City's director of football Txiki Begiristain will talk with Toure before the World CUP

£47million - Since making his big-money move to Barcelona in 2007, Yaya Toure has earned approximately £47m in wages alone. That includes contracts of around £40,000-a-week at Barcelona and a weekly wage of more than £200,000 at City.

PS

It’s not just wages that Yaya pockets - in his time at City the midfielder has earned around £6m in image rights and £4m in bonuses.

City also fought his case when he was subjected to racist abuse from CSKA Moscow fans in October, and lobbied for him to be named Player of the Year ahead of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who won the award.

Begiristain hopes to have more time on his hands in Brazil because City are confident that all their transfer business will be wrapped up before the tournament after chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak promised ‘an efficient and swift execution plan’.

They retain a strong interest in Eliaquim Mangala having failed to sign the FC Porto centre back before the transfer window closed in January. But they are growing concerned that the £35m-rated defender is dragging his feet after claiming that he would prefer to join Chelsea.

It is understood that City have two stand-by options, one of whom is Mehdi Benatia from Roma.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Re: Yaya Toure

Jaysus.

Dodgy that poster...

I knew some people would be offended. It was not my intention to offend anyone.

But it's a theory.

I think you made people laugh rather than offend them. In reality, Yaya's command of languages is suggestive of anything but retardation.

 

[Колобок]

Re: Yaya Toure

seriously WHAT THE FUCK DMITRI!!!

if you said yesterday that Yaya would be glad to play for three more years and then move on to a coaching role with the club everybody would be over the fucking top with the news! why all those bollocks when you could tell just as much?!!

Because that's his fallback plan now that he's been faced down, I'd bet my fucking savings account that wasn't what he was originally looking for. I reckon he put Yaya in the shop window but because of his age, wage, price tag and this fiasco there weren't any takers, at least on the terms the mad dog wanted.

looks exactly like that. but that's about as nice a comeback one could think of in such a disastrous showdown. they can come out of it real smooth in the eyes of those fans who weren't paying too much attention. sketching bastard!

 

[CHAMPIONS 2014]

Re: Yaya Toure

Dodgy that poster...

I knew some people would be offended. It was not my intention to offend anyone.

But it's a theory.

Just count yourself lucky you didn't get lynched having that username before we'd actually won the league

I had faith in this club.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Re: Yaya Toure

I am a long time lurker, first time poster but this whole incident with the fudge cake man has absolutely left me gutted and shaken to the core. Just this past weekend I celebrating for hours with friends and loved ones with huge cooler filled with fresh soda, grilled hamburger meat, and hot dogs! We had triumphed. And this was the first chance I could sit back and say, you know, a life's work is done here. I live in America, people do not know what ManCitta, as we say, is. But I cry and I bleed and have vomited and I have punched people in the face for this CLUB! OUR CLUB!! YAYA was my favorite player. I loved watching his big lumbering frame across the pitch. He looked like an oiled up dancer. So dexterious. So powerful, I can honestly say that if i was an opposing coach I would be mortified of watching every inch of this Ivorian machine penetrate and drive into my side. YAYA is a machine! He is so gifted, so strong, so powerful, so beautiful to watch on the field.

He has left me laying down on the couch with my mouth wide apart so many times. When I play in the park, and even though I am a bit overweight at 5'9, 237lbs, I feel Yaya in me. His spirit rides me deep and even though I cant do the things he can, I emulate my game after his. Large, powerful runs from the center half. I have scored 9 goals over 3 seasons doing this. What I mean to say, is I love this man. I love him with every inch of myself.

But I AM MAD!!!!! How dare he make a mockery of this club over WHAT? CAKE! CAKE!...As much as I love him I would smash a huge cake over his big balloon head right now!!!! He still has his twitter up, after 24 hours!!!!! He cannot still be asleep. I know they dont have technology and the internet in the Middle East region but sonmeone has to have called him. And even if they dont have cell phone there, how could the team not confront him over this? I love YAYA, I love him. He is magisterial. He is like a dancing horse with the ball but HE MUST set this straight or I Will NEVER say his name again.

YAYA, wtf mate??????????????????? I love you, i hate yoyu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if you're a "bit overweight" at 237, then that makes me anorexic.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

Re: Yaya Toure

Every time he goes to take a throw in next year he's going to get a cake in his face.

 

[Blueband Brother]

Re: Yaya Toure

But I'm not "blaming Yaya" for what's happening, you're making further false assumptions.

Really, I thought you said that Yaya must have something to do with how things have transpired, he is stupid and so on.I am not going to fish out your posts because it is not worth it but my impression from you is that Yaya is to blame along with his agent and the media has nothing to do with this story becoming even more ridiculous. The only false assumption I have made is that you will know the difference between an informal tongue and cheek comment that still carries a poignant message e.g 'because media' and a formal post.

Yaya,may very well be to blame but that will be clear in due course as I have said. This incident caused by his irresponsible agent has certainly tarnished Yaya image especially amongst those predisposed to dislike him.
When the time comes we will dish out judgement to whoever has been clearly shown to be responsible.At the moment I think it is the slimy agent and the media adding salt and pepper to their sweet, headline grabbing story. Yaya's intention and future will be clear and then retrospective and stern conclusions will be made about this current farce and his role in it but at the moment, I will wait and see.
Manchester City football club comes first for me above any other player or incident and speculation and Yaya's future, his contract negotiation and opinions towards him from the fans is important because he may very well be here next season and this will turn out to be one big misunderstanding.
What will people say Then?
I think I will wait, let the media do their thing, we clutch our fists and wait until there is a real story about Yaya future and then the he will have a lot to answer for.

I think you'll find I said the only thing the media have carried is the portrayal of how bizzare the story is; that Yaya and his agent have become laughing stocks and they only have themselves to blame for that. To different extents of course.

I also said that it's not unfair for those to claim that Yaya isn't ignorant to the situation.

Again, I only disagree with your notion that the media is making things worse; Seluk and Yaya have made this what it is, again to different extents. I'm not saying "sell Yaya/he's a ****/let's burn him", I agree that we should wait for the full story. I just believe that people are entitled to their opinion based on the events that have actually transpired over the past two days.

You've gone off on a tangent of double talk for no reason, as you're debating irrelevant points in this discussion.

My message is clear, media has sensationalized, spiced and manulpilate the story to make it more attractive and my advice is that we should wait and see and not rely on what the media is saying.
There is no need to comment on who is going of topic because my message has been there for all too read, forget the mainstream media, wait for tangible news about Yaya's future. If you want to make conclusions and blame Yaya for whatever reason or trigger then it is your right and inclination.for me it is lol to the media.

 

[Blue Is the Opposite of Blue]

Re: Yaya Toure

I've stayed out of this as much as possible because I've still got next to no idea what's going on, but people are far too quick to forget what Yaya has done for us.

He won us the FA Cup with two huge goals at Wembley, he won us the title with two crucial goals away to Newcastle, he scored the greatest goal I've seen live in a stadium to get us back in the League Cup final and his return to the squad this spring rejuvenated our title chase.

All of a sudden, a crazy story leaked by his agent and a few tweets later - the source of which absolutely none of us are aware of - Yaya Toure is public enemy number one. Why? Because the story has been allowed to fester and boil.

This has been a very poorly managed attempt at getting a better contract before he retires and nothing more. He's not threatened to leave, his only mistake was letting his agent grab hold of every microphone within touching distance.

We forgave Tevez despite the fact he abandoned us for 6 months after falling out with Mancini, we can surely forgive Yaya Toure. The first few games back will be difficult and there will be teething problems but we'll all get over it.

 

[adrianr]

Re: Yaya Toure

Yaya Toure set for peace talks with Man City chief Txiki Begiristain before the World Cup

By Chris Wheeler
22:52 21 May 2014, updated 22:52 21 May 2014

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Toure is upset that the club did not celebrate his 31st birthday appropriately
Agent Dimitry Seluk has opened up the possibility of the midfielder leaving this summer
City have no intention of selling Toure despite his agent's outburst
Manuel Pellegrini is interested in Eliaquim Mangala and Mehdi Benatia

Manchester City's director of football Txiki Begiristain will hold peace talks with Yaya Toure before the World Cup in an attempt to head off further trouble with the Ivory Coast midfielder.

Toure’s agent Dimitry Seluk attracted widespread ridicule on Tuesday by claiming that the player could quit City this summer because he felt the new Premier League champions and their owner Sheik Mansour did not make enough of an effort to celebrate his 31st birthday during a post-season trip to Abu Dhabi last week.

There are concerns that Seluk is trying to engineer a return to Barcelona for his client, who left the Nou Camp in a £24million deal in 2010 and has since established himself as one of City’s best players, as well as one of the best paid.


Toure scored 24 goals from 49 appearances last season as Manuel Pellegrini’s side regained the title and lifted the Capital One Cup.

City have taken a firm stance by insisting Toure will not be sold as he still has three years left on a £200,000-a-week contract signed 12 months ago.

However, they want to maintain a conciliatory approach and are anxious not to let the problem escalate following claims from Toure that he will issue a statement after the World Cup.

Begiristain was already planning to be in Brazil for the tournament but his priority will now be to set up talks with the player to smooth things over.

Toure arrived in Dallas from Qatar on Wednesday with the rest of the Ivory Coast squad to prepare for warm-up games against Bosnia and El Salvador.

It is understood that City will counter accusations by Seluk that they have treated Toure ‘like a nobody’ and showed him no respect by reminding the player how he was given a lucrative new deal last year after more bizarre claims that he wanted to leave because there were not enough shirts bearing his name on sale in the club shop.
Peacemaker: Manchester City's director of football Txiki Begiristain will talk with Toure before the World CUP

£47million - Since making his big-money move to Barcelona in 2007, Yaya Toure has earned approximately £47m in wages alone. That includes contracts of around £40,000-a-week at Barcelona and a weekly wage of more than £200,000 at City.

PS

It’s not just wages that Yaya pockets - in his time at City the midfielder has earned around £6m in image rights and £4m in bonuses.

City also fought his case when he was subjected to racist abuse from CSKA Moscow fans in October, and lobbied for him to be named Player of the Year ahead of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who won the award.

Begiristain hopes to have more time on his hands in Brazil because City are confident that all their transfer business will be wrapped up before the tournament after chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak promised ‘an efficient and swift execution plan’.

They retain a strong interest in Eliaquim Mangala having failed to sign the FC Porto centre back before the transfer window closed in January. But they are growing concerned that the £35m-rated defender is dragging his feet after claiming that he would prefer to join Chelsea.

It is understood that City have two stand-by options, one of whom is Mehdi Benatia from Roma.

I could have written that with information from here.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Re: Yaya Toure

I feel his agent is taking the piss and that they're trying to hold the club to ransom, and bend over for Yaya, which is wrong. It doesn't work like this in life, you have to earn your spot.

A minimum requirement for me now is his agent has to be fucked off permanently if he wants to stay, I won't be happy otherwise and I won't be happy if City bow to any of his demands, if he wants respect he earns it, if he wants admiration he earns it, if he wants a coaching role he earns it, this is petulance and immaturity of the highest order and I hope City see right through him.

 

[pudge]

Re: Yaya Toure

Really, I thought you said that Yaya must have something to do with how things have transpired, he is stupid and so on.I am not going to fish out your posts because it is not worth it but my impression from you is that Yaya is to blame along with his agent and the media has nothing to do with this story becoming even more ridiculous. The only false assumption I have made is that you will know the difference between an informal tongue and cheek comment that still carries a poignant message e.g 'because media' and a formal post.

Yaya,may very well be to blame but that will be clear in due course as I have said. This incident caused by his irresponsible agent has certainly tarnished Yaya image especially amongst those predisposed to dislike him.
When the time comes we will dish out judgement to whoever has been clearly shown to be responsible.At the moment I think it is the slimy agent and the media adding salt and pepper to their sweet, headline grabbing story. Yaya's intention and future will be clear and then retrospective and stern conclusions will be made about this current farce and his role in it but at the moment, I will wait and see.
Manchester City football club comes first for me above any other player or incident and speculation and Yaya's future, his contract negotiation and opinions towards him from the fans is important because he may very well be here next season and this will turn out to be one big misunderstanding.
What will people say Then?
I think I will wait, let the media do their thing, we clutch our fists and wait until there is a real story about Yaya future and then the he will have a lot to answer for.

I think you'll find I said the only thing the media have carried is the portrayal of how bizzare the story is; that Yaya and his agent have become laughing stocks and they only have themselves to blame for that. To different extents of course.

I also said that it's not unfair for those to claim that Yaya isn't ignorant to the situation.

Again, I only disagree with your notion that the media is making things worse; Seluk and Yaya have made this what it is, again to different extents. I'm not saying "sell Yaya/he's a ****/let's burn him", I agree that we should wait for the full story. I just believe that people are entitled to their opinion based on the events that have actually transpired over the past two days.

You've gone off on a tangent of double talk for no reason, as you're debating irrelevant points in this discussion.

My message is clear, media will sensationalized, spice and manulpilate the story to make it more attractive and my advice is that we should wait and see and not rely on what the media is saying.
There is no need to comment on who is going of topic because my message has been there for all too read, forget the mainstream media, wait for tangible news about Yaya's future. If you want to make conclusions and blame Yaya for whatever reason or trigger then it is your right and inclination

Again, I'm not.

You merely seem to be projecting so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Колобок]

Re: Yaya Toure

Dodgy that poster...

I knew some people would be offended. It was not my intention to offend anyone.

But it's a theory.

I think you made people laugh rather than offend them. In reality, Yaya's command of languages is suggestive of anything but retardation.

retarded may be a bit strong of a word, but in fact the ability to learn languages has very little to do with overall intellect. i know people who can speak two or three foreign languages like nobody's business while being massive knobheads at the same time. not that Yaya, yaknow, is perfectly fluent in those he speaks, yaknow.

 

[oakiecokie]

Re: Yaya Toure

Really, I thought you said that Yaya must have something to do with how things have transpired, he is stupid and so on.I am not going to fish out your posts because it is not worth it but my impression from you is that Yaya is to blame along with his agent and the media has nothing to do with this story becoming even more ridiculous. The only false assumption I have made is that you will know the difference between an informal tongue and cheek comment that still carries a poignant message e.g 'because media' and a formal post.

Yaya,may very well be to blame but that will be clear in due course as I have said. This incident caused by his irresponsible agent has certainly tarnished Yaya image especially amongst those predisposed to dislike him.
When the time comes we will dish out judgement to whoever has been clearly shown to be responsible.At the moment I think it is the slimy agent and the media adding salt and pepper to their sweet, headline grabbing story. Yaya's intention and future will be clear and then retrospective and stern conclusions will be made about this current farce and his role in it but at the moment, I will wait and see.
Manchester City football club comes first for me above any other player or incident and speculation and Yaya's future, his contract negotiation and opinions towards him from the fans is important because he may very well be here next season and this will turn out to be one big misunderstanding.
What will people say Then?
I think I will wait, let the media do their thing, we clutch our fists and wait until there is a real story about Yaya future and then the he will have a lot to answer for.

I think you'll find I said the only thing the media have carried is the portrayal of how bizzare the story is; that Yaya and his agent have become laughing stocks and they only have themselves to blame for that. To different extents of course.

I also said that it's not unfair for those to claim that Yaya isn't ignorant to the situation.

Again, I only disagree with your notion that the media is making things worse; Seluk and Yaya have made this what it is, again to different extents. I'm not saying "sell Yaya/he's a ****/let's burn him", I agree that we should wait for the full story. I just believe that people are entitled to their opinion based on the events that have actually transpired over the past two days.

You've gone off on a tangent of double talk for no reason, as you're debating irrelevant points in this discussion.

My message is clear, media will sensationalized, spice and manulpilate the story to make it more attractive and my advice is that we should wait and see and not rely on what the media is saying.
There is no need to comment on who is going of topic because my message has been there for all too read, forget the mainstream media, wait for tangible news about Yaya's future. If you want to make conclusions and blame Yaya for whatever reason or trigger then it is your right and inclination

If the truth be told the media for once are actually supporting City and taking the piss out of both the Brothers Grimm.

 

[foetus]

Re: Yaya Toure

I've stayed out of this as much as possible because I've still got next to no idea what's going on, but people are far too quick to forget what Yaya has done for us.

He won us the FA Cup with two huge goals at Wembley, he won us the title with two crucial goals away to Newcastle, he scored the greatest goal I've seen live in a stadium to get us back in the League Cup final and his return to the squad this spring rejuvenated our title chase.

All of a sudden, a crazy story leaked by his agent and a few tweets later - the source of which absolutely none of us are aware of - Yaya Toure is public enemy number one. Why? Because the story has been allowed to fester and boil.

This has been a very poorly managed attempt at getting a better contract before he retires and nothing more. He's not threatened to leave, his only mistake was letting his agent grab hold of every microphone within touching distance.

We forgave Tevez despite the fact he abandoned us for 6 months after falling out with Mancini, we can surely forgive Yaya Toure. The first few games back will be difficult and there will be teething problems but we'll all get over it.

Gotta agree with you there, bobby

 

[YayaFudgeCake]

Re: Yaya Toure

I am a long time lurker, first time poster but this whole incident with the fudge cake man has absolutely left me gutted and shaken to the core. Just this past weekend I celebrating for hours with friends and loved ones with huge cooler filled with fresh soda, grilled hamburger meat, and hot dogs! We had triumphed. And this was the first chance I could sit back and say, you know, a life's work is done here. I live in America, people do not know what ManCitta, as we say, is. But I cry and I bleed and have vomited and I have punched people in the face for this CLUB! OUR CLUB!! YAYA was my favorite player. I loved watching his big lumbering frame across the pitch. He looked like an oiled up dancer. So dexterious. So powerful, I can honestly say that if i was an opposing coach I would be mortified of watching every inch of this Ivorian machine penetrate and drive into my side. YAYA is a machine! He is so gifted, so strong, so powerful, so beautiful to watch on the field.

He has left me laying down on the couch with my mouth wide apart so many times. When I play in the park, and even though I am a bit overweight at 5'9, 237lbs, I feel Yaya in me. His spirit rides me deep and even though I cant do the things he can, I emulate my game after his. Large, powerful runs from the center half. I have scored 9 goals over 3 seasons doing this. What I mean to say, is I love this man. I love him with every inch of myself.

But I AM MAD!!!!! How dare he make a mockery of this club over WHAT? CAKE! CAKE!...As much as I love him I would smash a huge cake over his big balloon head right now!!!! He still has his twitter up, after 24 hours!!!!! He cannot still be asleep. I know they dont have technology and the internet in the Middle East region but sonmeone has to have called him. And even if they dont have cell phone there, how could the team not confront him over this? I love YAYA, I love him. He is magisterial. He is like a dancing horse with the ball but HE MUST set this straight or I Will NEVER say his name again.

YAYA, wtf mate??????????????????? I love you, i hate yoyu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if you're a "bit overweight" at 237, then that makes me anorexic.

I am American, 237 is lean here. We are built like Vickers tanks, and hung like Guinea Fowl.

 

[CitizenTID]

Re: Yaya Toure

I knew some people would be offended. It was not my intention to offend anyone.

But it's a theory.

Just count yourself lucky you didn't get lynched having that username before we'd actually won the league

I had faith in this club.

I salute you. The rest of us are a bit pessimistic, just a bit though.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Re: Yaya Toure

I've stayed out of this as much as possible because I've still got next to no idea what's going on, but people are far too quick to forget what Yaya has done for us.

He won us the FA Cup with two huge goals at Wembley, he won us the title with two crucial goals away to Newcastle, he scored the greatest goal I've seen live in a stadium to get us back in the League Cup final and his return to the squad this spring rejuvenated our title chase.

All of a sudden, a crazy story leaked by his agent and a few tweets later - the source of which absolutely none of us are aware of - Yaya Toure is public enemy number one. Why? Because the story has been allowed to fester and boil.

This has been a very poorly managed attempt at getting a better contract before he retires and nothing more. He's not threatened to leave, his only mistake was letting his agent grab hold of every microphone within touching distance.

We forgave Tevez despite the fact he abandoned us for 6 months after falling out with Mancini, we can surely forgive Yaya Toure. The first few games back will be difficult and there will be teething problems but we'll all get over it.

Gotta agree with you there, bobby

Most reasonable people would agree. And the first few games will only be 'difficult' for the serially abusive dingbats.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Re: Yaya Toure

I will say that being a Yank, the last 24 hours are near the first time the words "Manchester City" have been mentioned on mainstream national and local sports talk TV and radio in my decade-plus following the club. Mostly this has come as part of the "human interest/lighter-side-of-sports" segment, where the personalities make fun of "this English soccer player who threaten to quit because he didn't get a cake."

Don't know that Yaya knows nor cares that Birthday-gate has blown up worldwide.

Anyone thought this could be part of Simon Pearce & Vicky Kloss's masterplan for world domination? Either that or something to take all the attention away from van Gaal.

 

[CitizenTID]

Re: Yaya Toure

I knew some people would be offended. It was not my intention to offend anyone.

But it's a theory.

I think you made people laugh rather than offend them. In reality, Yaya's command of languages is suggestive of anything but retardation.

retarded may be a bit strong of a word, but in fact the ability to learn languages has very little to do with overall intellect. i know people who can speak two or three foreign languages like nobody's business while being massive knobheads at the same time. not that Yaya, yaknow, is perfectly fluent in those he speaks, yaknow.

Maybe Yaya is the quiet kind of insane. Gotta be some underlying reason for how he can put up with Sergei

 

[Ban-jani]

Re: Yaya Toure

If he stays, I don't want anything too aggressive coming from the stands,
maybe a banner reading...

"No player is bigger than the club"

It would certainly let the sulky one know what we think, without causing too much trouble.