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Yaya Toure closer to Manchester City switch as midfielder's agent demands talks with Barcelona

By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 4:18 PM on 3rd June 2010
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Yaya Toure's agent is set for showdown talks with Barcelona amid reports that the player has all but agreed a move to Manchester City.

Chelsea were thought to be the midfielder's preferred destination, but radio reports in Catalonia say the Ivory Coast international will instead team up with his brother Kolo at Eastlands if the clubs can agree a fee.

City are believed to be prepared to offer a better salary than Chelsea, who are trying to keep wages under control in their bid to become financially self sufficient.

Family affair: Yaya could be playing in the same side as brother Kolo next season
Arsenal were also interested and would have considered a part-exchange as part of Barcelona's plan to sign Cesc Fabregas, but the Barca outcast is cool on going to the Emirates Stadium. Manchester United have also been linked.

Pep Guardiola does not want to lose the midfielder, but cannot guarantee him first-team football and will reluctantly sanction his sale for the right price.

Toure's agent Dimitri Selcuk is due at the Nou Camp for talks with technical secretary Txiki Begiristain before the weekend to thrash out a price which the Spanish champions would find acceptable.

City boss Roberto Mancini has been keen to sign a holding midfielder since the winter, when bids for Real Madrid's Fernando Gago and Parma's McDonald Mariga failed.


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i hope the deal is nearly done, i wouldn't be surprised if they announced the ibra/yaya deal at the same time
 
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kenzie115 said:
Blue Elmo said:
difference is with rooney and tevez look how many of rooneys goals were headers . he could head a ball and had great service whereasd tevez' speciality isnt heading

Rooney wasn't known for his headers until he scored 10 last season, and it's not as if Tevez can't head the ball, I can think of a couple of headers he scored just off the top of my head. Rooney still scored over 20 goals, excluding headers, playing as a lone front man, because he had decent support and service, something Yaya, Martinez, Johnson and Silva could provide.

he scored a couple of headers off the top of YOUR head? How did he do that?
 

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