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Barcelona's Yaya Toure Not Keen On Premier League Switch
Midfielder not interested in leaving the champions of Europe.
Dec 10, 2009 4:39:38 AM
Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has poured cold water on the rumours linking him with a move to the Premier League.
The former Monaco player was previously reported to be unsettled at the Camp Nou owing to a difference of opinion with manager Pep Guardiola.
Consequently, the Ivory Coast international had been urged by his brother Kolo Toure to make a switch to Manchester City, but the younger sibling shunned the chance as the Eastlands club would not have been able to guarantee Champions League football.
However, the 26-year-old defensive midfielder was then linked with a move to Chelsea, but it appears that he has his heart set on staying in Catalunya.
"I am happy at Barcelona and I don't think there is a club in the world that is bigger than this one," Toure said, according to The Sun.
"For me, the only priority is that the team keeps on winning."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com
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The former Monaco player was previously reported to be unsettled at the Camp Nou owing to a difference of opinion with manager Pep Guardiola.
Consequently, the Ivory Coast international had been urged by his brother Kolo Toure to make a switch to Manchester City, but the younger sibling shunned the chance as the Eastlands club would not have been able to guarantee Champions League football.
However, the 26-year-old defensive midfielder was then linked with a move to Chelsea, but it appears that he has his heart set on staying in Catalunya.
"I am happy at Barcelona and I don't think there is a club in the world that is bigger than this one," Toure said, according to The Sun.
"For me, the only priority is that the team keeps on winning."
Adithya Ananth, Goal.com
Discuss all the latest in the Goal.com Forums.
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