Ivory Coast football engine room Yaya Toure has signed another one year contract with Manchester City on Thursday, as reward for outstanding performances after returning to form mid-November.
The 34-year-old midfielder, a four-time African Footballer of the Year. On the club’s website said “I told myself the journey at City is not done and when I received a call from Txiki (Begiristain the football director) and talked to the manager I was very delighted. “When I was first coming here (in 2010) I was trying to be part of a new story, of something special at this club. “I am very lucky now to be part of a great club with great players around me who are helping me to achieve my targets.”
The Ivorian has been part of two Premier League winning sides — scoring 24 goals in the 2013/14 campaign. He has also played a significant role in their Cup successes, scoring in the 2011 FA Cup win over Stoke and the 2014 League Cup victory over Sunderland as well as a penalty in the shootout win over Liverpool in the 2016 final.
Toure, who has scored 81 goals in 299 league appearances for the club disclosed that “It is a great club, going in the right direction with new players who are coming in. Our mentality is always to win week in, week out and I’m delighted with the fans as well.”
