Yaya Toure’s agent reiterated Manchester City “won’t even discuss a sale” to Inter this summer.
Dimitri Seluk had already commented that a proposed transfer to San Siro was unlikely after meeting with club owner Sheikh Mansour.
“Yaya is staying – because Sheikh Mansour told him he must stay,” the representative said in the Sunday Mirror.
“Mansour told Yaya that he is still a very important player and that he was the first big player to join City after the takeover.
Yaya Toure’s agent reiterated Manchester City “won’t even discuss a sale” to Inter this summer.
Dimitri Seluk had already commented that a proposed transfer to San Siro was unlikely after meeting with club owner Sheikh Mansour.
“Yaya is staying – because Sheikh Mansour told him he must stay,” the representative said in the Sunday Mirror.
“Mansour told Yaya that he is still a very important player and that he was the first big player to join City after the takeover.
“He told him that City wouldn’t even discuss a sale. This is good. People have tried to say that Yaya only wanted more money, but it was never about money. It was only about respect.”
Seluk had sparked the Inter swoop by declaring Toure was “90 per cent certain” to leave Manchester City and seek a “new challenge.”
The Ivory Coast international had seemed eager for a reunion with his old City manager Roberto Mancini.