Yaya Toure - commits future to City (page 855)

[sh249]

Re: Yaya Toure

Give over.

This is fuck all. Sort of thing that happens in football all the time.

It's quite entertaining,

Haha, I was thinking that yesterday. Nice to have something to concentrate the mind until the world cup. So actually thank you Seluk, you massive twat.

I'd be much more bothered if it Silva.

Yaya brings footballing problems as well as brilliance. I can handle the idea of a better tackler alongside Fernandinho.

I'd rather he stayed, but at 31 I am not going to be shedding a tear if he goes and we get good money for him.

Pretty much exactly how I feel. He's obviously been fantastic for us and is still a great player, but I suspect that, should he leave (and we get good money for him), it might even turn out to be something of a blessing in disguise.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Re: Yaya Toure

Yaya is a massive influence on this team, and player of the year for me, but time moves on. No one is bigger than the club. I hope he stays but it might be time to bite the bullet. If PSG offer £35m and we can get Pogba or Barkley in, then maybe it's time to evolve...

 

[blueparrot]

Re: Yaya Toure

Sky have just asked roy hodgson if its important he knows when all the players birthdays are lol

Can't fault them for having a bit of fun with this bizarre affair.

Our PR team really needs to take hold soon, though. This will get out of hand and, as I said earlier, will soon look like we have no control.

Yaya and his agent are the ones who have lost control of it. Our PR team can just sit back . The whole world is laughing at them and they need to find a way out not the club.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

Re: Yaya Toure

Sky have just asked roy hodgson if its important he knows when all the players birthdays are lol

Can't fault them for having a bit of fun with this bizarre affair.

Our PR team really needs to take hold soon, though. This will get out of hand and, as I said earlier, will soon look like we have no control.

What do you expect them to do? The club isn't being attacked.

 

[CHAMPIONS 2014]

Re: Yaya Toure

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[Sigh]

Re: Yaya Toure

"I will play against these guys at the Camp Nou. It’s the stadium where I always wanted to play and now I’ll be coming back wearing a different shirt. I didn’t want to play in front of the fans who gave me so much love and respected me, but that’s football"

— Yaya Toure speaking about Man City Barcelona clash

“It was great to see Yaya. He brought seven mates on to the team bus and we were there for two hours taking photos, as if he was still in the team. It can be sad when people move on and you know you won’t see them tomorrow after everything you shared, but you get used to it. You stay in touch too: this Christmas I saw Thierry Henry in New York.”


— Victor Valdes

yaya toure : we didn't lose because of the referee we lost because Barca stills the best in the world

"Barça was the club of my heart, I had planned to retire there. But competition was very tough and I wanted to play more. Leaving Barcelona was the most difficult decision in my life. I loved that club and those fans"

— Yaya Toure

 

[aguero93:20]

Re: Yaya Toure

PSG could easily pay £40 million in installments.

e.g. £20 million this year and £20 million next year.

We can't bloody use it this year though then can we? :)

You mean the money we could receive from PSG ? We don't have to use it. It can be put in the bank.

We can't use it against transfers coming in to replace Yaya unless we get all of it this summer??

 

[Blutony]

Re: Yaya Toure

Would hate to see him go but he's never been a "badge kisser" AFAIK much like Tevez. I think club loyalty is secondary or worse for these types of players. That said he will carefully consider his options before he takes this further and I don't see too many clubs at our level offering to match his wages, guaranteed starts, CL, etc.

If this is nothing more than a few people forgetting his 31st I'm sure he'll get over it. Sad lesson to be learnt...club must learn how to massage egos more efficiently.

 

[Shaelumstash]

Re: Yaya Toure

I agree that as he's earning 11m a year, an extra 2 or 3 wouldn't make a great deal of difference to him financially. However, I think you've hit the nail on the head about him being precious. The extra few million a season is so he's on a par with the likes of Rooney, Messi and Ronaldo in terms of his wage. It could be an ego thing for him / his agent.

He may well want a change of scene, and again if that's the case I wouldn't hold a grudge against him.

Never underestimate the desire from people who are very very rich to want even more.

Having grown up in that world I can confirm that it is indeed a prerequisite to being wealthy, unfortunately. Greed and avarice breeds greed and avarice. And a mind seeking wealth, when successful, believes continued success to be predicated on building further wealth.

I completely agree with you in terms on entrepreneurs and people in the business world. It is often their drive for wealth that helps them to become wealthy. Their success is measured by how much money they can make. Sportsmen are rather different though. Success is not only measured by wealth, and it is certainly not the only motivation for them.

I think your point is valid when related to Seluk, as he is a business man who's seemingly only motivation is money. I don't personally believe that is Yaya's sole motivation. I think he craves success on the pitch, and also craves the kind of recognition that the top players in the world receive. Whether that is winning personal accolades, or being the highest paid player, I don't think Yaya's sole motivation is money.

 

[CHAMPIONS 2014]

Re: Yaya Toure

We can't bloody use it this year though then can we? :)

You mean the money we could receive from PSG ? We don't have to use it. It can be put in the bank.

We can't use it against transfers coming in to replace Yaya unless we get all of it this summer??

Well, if we receive £20 million now, we'd have a budget of £70 million to spend on Pogba (40mil) , Fernando(18mil) and Shawcross (12mil).

Selling Toure and replacing him is an option but I hope it doesn't happen.