PEP GUARDIOLA believes that Yaya Toure will have his pick of a number of European football’s top side in the summer.
Toure’s current lucrative £220,000-a-week Manchester City deal will expire this summer, but Guardiola says he will shelve contract talks until the the end of the season.
The Ivorian, who rebuffed a big-money move to the Chinese Super League to remain in Manchester, but that has not stopped the City boss from speculating about the 34 year-old’s future.
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After being exiled by the Catalan at the beginning of the season because of comments made by the former Barcelona’s man agent towards Guardiola, Toure has featured regularly for the Sky Blues.
The midfielder has scored six goals in 21 matches for the Etihad side this season.
Though, the Spaniard has not written off the Ivory Coast international’s city future, he claims that his form will attract interest from some top clubs.
“He can play for big, big clubs,” The Blues boss speaking to the Daily Mirror said.
“He can play wherever he wants. He has a big personality and this season, he is helping me by playing top, top football.
“He will play football until he decides because he loves playing. He enjoys playing and loves playing games.
He added: “When that happens, he will decide. The focus now needs to be on winning games and competitions. We will talk about everything else at the end of the season.”
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