Yaya in quit threat over birthday snub by club
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MIDFIELDER Yaya Toure is upset with Manchester City after an apparent birthday snub and could leave the Premier League champion, his agent said yesterday.
According to Dimitri Seluk, Toure was dismayed that, despite the club giving him a 31st birthday cake, the owners did not personally congratulate him at a post-season party in Abu Dhabi.
Former Barcelona powerhouse Toure, whose goals were instrumental in City’s second title in three seasons, could even seek a move, Seluk said.
“He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos’s birthday, the president of (Russian side) Anzhi (Makhachkala) gave him a Bugatti,” Seluk told BBC Sport.
“I don’t expect City to present Yaya with a Bugatti, we only asked that they shook his hand and said ‘we congratulate you.’ It is the minimum they must do when it is his birthday and the squad is all together.
“Of course Yaya is upset about this. It is his birthday and nobody said anything or shook his hand, so he does not feel comfortable,” added Seluk, who said City sent a Twitter message wishing Toure a happy birthday.
“The most important thing is a human relationship and maybe this is his opportunity for Yaya to find that. If City don’t respect him, then easy — Yaya will leave. No problem.”
Toure, who joined City in 2010 as part of the owner Sheikh Mansour’s vast outlay on world-class players, moved to reassure City fans via his Twitter page yesterday.
“Thanks for all the birthday messages today. Card from City just arrived... Must have got lost in the post. Haha,” he tweeted.
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