• Manchester City thought to be likely destination for midfielder • ‘I think we will probably close his departure very soon’ The Barcelona and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Touré could leave the club in the coming days, his agent has revealed. Touré is widely expected to move to the Premier League, with Manchester City the favourites to land the player who is currently on World Cup duty with his country in South Africa. Dimitri Seluk claims the Camp Nou exit door is moving ever closer for the 27-year-old, although he confirmed he would nevertheless seek talks with the new Barcelona president Sandro Rosell in the coming days. “I think we will probably close his departure very soon. It is likely to be this week, but at the moment we can’t announce anything,” Seluk told Com Radio. “I haven’t spoken to Rosell, but out of respect of course I will speak to him before anything is closed. “[Joan] Laporta is the president until June 30, but I have to speak to Rosell and know his opinion because he is the new president.” Seluk insists most of the key figures at Barça want Touré to stay but he admits his client’s lack of playing time under Pep Guardiola last season remains a concern. “Laporta, Rosell, Guardiola, myself, Touré … we all want him to stay at Barcelona – it’s one of the greatest clubs in the world,” Seluk said. “Everything is perfect except for one thing: playing 65% of the minutes is not sufficient for a player like Yaya, but that’s the only reason we want to go.” Barcelona Transfer window European football guardian.co.uk
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