Yaya Toure has back-tracked on his desire to quit Manchester City as Paul Scholes ridiculed the Ivory<\/p>\n
Toure’s agent, Dimitri Seluk, claimed last week that the player felt unappreciated at City because the club’s Abu Dhabi hierarchy failed to acknowledge his 31st birthday during a reception to celebrate their title triumph earlier this month.<\/p>\n
And Toure, only a year into a four-year deal worth \u00a3250,000 a week, has since fuelled fears he was looking for a move by expressing an interest in joining Paris Saint Germain or former club Barcelona.<\/p>\n
But aware of an angry backlash from City fans, Toure attempted a damage limitation exercise, saying: “It has been disappointing and regrettable.<\/p>\n
“If you read between the lines you see that I am just asking for some respect. I want to take the opportunity to put things back into context. This is very important.<\/p>\n
“Nothing is planned for the time being. Too many things have been said and they have annoyed me.<\/p>\n
“After the season I’d had, I felt I needed to speak out about certain matters. All I said was that it was pleasing for me to be a player in such demand and that it is an honour to play for PSG. My words were taken out of context.”<\/p>\n
All this bewildering controversy has left former Manchester United and England star Scholes distinctly unimpressed.<\/p>\n
Writing in his blog for Paddy Power, he said: “As for Yaya Toure sulking because Manchester City didn’t mark his birthday with sufficient respect, it was comical. Quite embarrassing really.<\/p>\n
“I can’t remember United players acting like this. Poor Yaya, maybe the big lad just needs a cuddle.”<\/p>\n
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