Yaya turns down mega money from China
Date published: Tuesday 17th January 2017 9:20
Yaya Toure has rejected big-money offers from China in the hope of staying in Britain, Press Association Sport understands.
The Manchester City midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season and has been approached by clubs from the lucrative Chinese Super League.
Some reports have suggested the 33-year-old could command wages of around £430,000 per week by moving but he is not interested.
It remains unclear whether City, who signed Toure from Barcelona for £24million in 2010, will offer him a new deal but, regardless, the player would like to stay in the UK.
Toure has produced a number of fine performances and regained a place in the heart of City’s midfield over the past two months.
Prior to that it seemed his glittering spell at the club, which includes two Premier League titles, would end ingloriously following a row between the club and his agent.
Toure was frozen out of the first-team picture by manager Pep Guardiola after his outspoken representative, Dimitri Seluk, claimed the midfielder had been humiliated by his omission from City’s Champions League squad.
That situation was resolved with an apology from Toure in November and his response since, Guardiola has confirmed, has ensured he will be restored to that squad for the remainder of the season.
As his contract winds down, Toure is now entitled to speak to other clubs but he said earlier this month he would not.
He said: “No, I won’t do that. My focus (is) on City, the future is there because for now the league is not finished.”
Regarding the possibility of a new deal at City, Guardiola last week said of Toure and other out-of-contract players: “We are going to see at the end of the season.”
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