Yaya Toure’s agent, Dmitri Seluk, has said that his client will leave Manchester City, if he is not offered a new contract by the end of the week.
The Ivorian midfield powerhouse, has been negotiating with the club for the past six months and now wants the issue resolved during the international break.
“If he signs a contract in the next three or four days, okay. If not, we will not wait any longer and will start negotiations with different clubs,” Seluk told The Sun.
“Today is Tuesday, so it means by Saturday. We will say ‘Thank you. Okay, Yaya will leave in May.’
“I do not feel he will stay at City. This is not about money. He wants to leave because of many reasons. He is one of the best players at Manchester City but does not feel the respect of the staff. Only Roberto Mancini respects Yaya.”
Toure is City’s best paid player at about £220,000 a week, but his agent brushed aside insinuations that the former Barcelona man is looking for a pay rise, but for “small details” in his contract to be ironed out.
“It’s all strange. It’s not normal to have negotiations for six months about a contract. They have been talking about small details all this time,” Seluk added.
“Maybe if the owner speaks to Yaya, maybe he doesn’t know the details.”
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