Yaya Toure

So it’s 50/50 in your opinion SD ?

Also, Pep immediately disposed of Joe Hart, Samir Nasri as they were not part of his plans, and has let go of players like Zabaleta as their contract came to an end, and they could upgrade. To me, it has always looked like Pep has been willing to sign and sell the players as necessary, and perhaps a 35 year oldplayer is not for the long term?

He's throwing the 'anti-black bias' angle out there but is it a case given the stature of both of them at the club, could it be a case that he'd be advised not to take legal action or that it's not going to result in personal damages anyway given the absurdity of Toure's accusation? 

Why should Toure be allowed to get away with those potentially damaging comments? What if a black player who played under Pep previously (now playing with another) club did the same?  
 

Yaya is an incredibly decorated player, and at one time he was probably the best in the Premier League. But now he is older, and has been replaced. It happens as teams strive to keep at the top of the game. Players like Lampard, Terry etc were all fans favourites, but eventually the time was right for them to move. Undoubtedly, he could join the revolution at Wolverhampton Wanderers, or he could rejoin Pelligrini at West Ham, or a club like Chelsea, Manchester United or Arsenal may see him as worthy of a one year contract. But Pep has decided that he has come to the end of the line with City, and with his contract concluding there is a natural break in the relationship. As such, it makes this a particularly cheap shot at Pep.

If Toure has evidence, he should shed light on it. But its easy to make comments like that when you're on the way out the door, and I think it has only made Toure look bad.

"It got to the point I asked myself if it was because of my colour"

 

Terrible claims to make from a man who's been part of kicking racism out of football campaigns, playing the racism card on a manager who didn't play him much as he was done.

 

 

 

 

Dimitri Seluk (ag. Yaya Touré) to Sport24: "God sees everything. As a man who acted with Yaya, a legend of the club, which under different pretexts did not give the opportunity to go on the pitch ... Pep turned Africa against himself, many African fans turned away from City."

Seluk: "And I’m sure that many African shamans in the future will not allow Guardiola to win the Champions League. This will be for Guardiola an African curse. Life will show whether I am right or not."

Seluk: "Nothing good can be said about the human qualities of Pep Guardiola. You can start with the fact that he came to Manchester City in a nasty way. The transfer was announced at a time when Pellegrini was still at the helm of the team."

Seluk: "If you assign my grandmother to Bayern Munich, the team will still become the champions! There's a consistency with Guardiola's choice: go to clubs with a huge budget, which without him become champions all the time."

Seluk: "Yaya has many offers from different countries, ready to pay a lot of money, but we decided to dedicate the next season to Guardiola. And to prove and show the fans of City that Yaya is not finished. He is full of energy and wants to play next season in England."

Seluk: "At a time when big sums are being paid, I officially declare that Yaya is ready to move as a free agent to any English club in the top six with a salary of £1 pound a week. But with a bonus system based on certain successes."