Yaya Toure Transfer Rumours: Latest News, Speculation on Manchester City CM

Yaya Toure looks set to depart Manchester City over the summer, but according to his agent, Dimitri Seluk, he would only make a permanent switch away from the Etihad Stadium rather than leave on loan.

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Toure Linked to Inter 

Saturday, June 4

Sacha Pisani of Goal noted "Inter [Milan] are interested in Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure but are in no rush to push through a deal as they sort a change in ownership, says the Serie A side's director Piero Ausilio."

Ausilio told reporters, per Pisani: "Toure is a player that we really like. But first we have to sort out [the] ownership change. There are still things to be sorted out between [Erick Thohir], [Massimo] Moratti and the Chinese group. That is why we have not pursued Toure yet, but we are interested."

Seluk revealed on May 18 he had been in contact with Inter, telling Italian outlet Calciomercato (via the Manchester Evening News' James Robson):

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It’s true, we’re talking with [Inter manager Roberto] Mancini.

We’re looking for a solution with [City], who want to sell Toure only up front, not on loan. I can’t say if there are other teams interested. He has a contract, but nothing special. Inter? It’s a good club.

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Mancini was in charge at City when Toure arrived at the Etihad from Barcelona in 2010. The pair won the FA Cup and Premier League together before the Italian, now 51, was sacked in May 2013.

With only one season left on his deal with City, it seems he is destined for a move to Serie A and a reunion with Mancini.

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Toure Receives Offers from Clubs in China 

Sunday, May 22

Justin Allen of the Sun reported "Toure has been offered two £300,000-a-week deals in China" and that his "representatives have been in the People’s Republic talking to Shanghai SIPG and Jiangsu Suning." Allen continued:

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Shanghai SIPG and Jiangsu are both willing to pay Toure a signing-on fee believed to be a bumper £20million.

A source in China told SunSport: 'Yaya’s had his people meeting with both Shanghai and Jiangsu and they have both made firm offers.

'Buying himself out of his contract at City would not be a problem because he would recoup it twice over from the signing on fee he would get for coming over here.'

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Toure's Scoring Has Been on the Decline

Toure's impact in the City side has declined over recent seasons, with his Premier League goal tally dropping from a career high of 20 in 2013-14 to 10 the season after and just six in the 2015-16 campaign, per WhoScored.com.

It has long been expected the arrival of incoming manager Pep Guardiola at City will spell the end of Toure's time with the club.