Captain... Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27484318 Manchester City: Yaya Toure 'angered by birthday efforts'By Chris Bevan BBC Sport Yaya Toure's agent has criticised Manchester City's attempts to mark the midfielder's birthday with a tweet, describing their efforts as "a joke". City gave Toure a birthday cake as they flew to Abu Dhabi and tweeted their congratulations after he turned 31. But Dimitri Seluk says Toure is "very upset" the club's owners failed to acknowledge him personally and says he may leave over their lack of respect. "None of them shook his hand on his birthday. It's really sick," he said. City declined to comment officially but BBC Sport understands club officials are not too alarmed by Seluk's claims. Seluk also claimed Toure was unhappy last summer, shortly before he signed a new four-year contract. Seluk says Toure did not expect a present after turning 31 on 13 May but was unhappy at being ignored by the club's wealthy owners when the squad arrived in the United Arab Emirates last week to celebrate their Premier League title triumph. Manchester City use their official Twitter account to congratulate Yaya Toure "He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos's birthday, the president of Anzhi 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. Roberto Carlos got a Bugatti from Anzhi's president, claims Toure's agent "I hear one newspaper has written that City congratulated him from Twitter but this is a joke. It is better they don't put anything on Twitter if they are not saying anything to him. "The club's owners ate a 100kg cake after winning the Premier League this season but when they and the players were all together, none of them shook his hand on his birthday. It shows they don't care about him. "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. "If this happened to you as a journalist in the BBC and nobody shakes your hand, you will say bye-bye and go to work for somebody else. It is normal." Toure signed a four-year contract with City last summer but Seluk, who has represented Toure for more than a decade, insists he could leave if they continue to "disrespect" him. The Ivory Coast international enjoys a close relationship with Seluk and named his second child after his advisor. Seluk is adamant he is not looking to negotiate an improved contract for Toure, saying: "No. Money is not important. He has enough money. "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. "It is more important he plays for a club that respects him more than having a few thousand pounds added to his salary. "I have spoken to him about leaving and we will see what happens, but, at the moment, Yaya is really upset." It is not the first time either Toure or his agent have claimed the player does not get the respect he deserves. In a recent interview for the BBC, Toure felt he was not regarded as one of the best players in the world because he is from Africa. "To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans," he said. "I don't want to be hard and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest." That agent is a major stirring cvnt bag.
Beliall Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 agents a ****, and if half of it is true, yaya is a baby
Soar Fox Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 So basically he wants more money. This type of thing is exactly what is wrong with modern day football. Overpaid, greedy, selfish footballers always wanting more & more.
Finnegan Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 I have to buy the whole office cakes on my birthday. **** off Yaya.
J.Lisemore Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Somebody buy him some cake quick, would hate to see him starve.
bovril Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Somebody buy him some cake quick, would hate to see him starve. Racist.
J.Lisemore Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Racist. To be honest, I've completely miss-read it and thought they hadn't actually given him a cake, must of been the lack of candles
bovril Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 To be honest, I've completely miss-read it and thought they hadn't actually given him a cake, must of been the lack of candles FFP and all that.
SystonFox Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 And people were happy that Man City pipped Liverpool to the title? They are EVERYTHING that is wrong with modern football
C-man Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 And people were happy that Man City pipped Liverpool to the title? They are EVERYTHING that is wrong with modern football I know. How dare such a club fail to give birthday greetings to their star midfielder? Would never happen at Liverpool #AMF
Father Ted Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 I think both the Toure brothers and their agent are unhinged. Kolo: 'It was my wifes dieting pills' Toure and Yaya 'I'm better than Messi' Toure.
Durnerz Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 This wouldn't have anything to do with Messi's astronomical contract signing this week?Greedy agents once again using players as puppets, keep dancing Yaya....
Captain... Posted 20 May 2014 Author Posted 20 May 2014 apparently it's all bollocks Which bit? The agent saying that? Or that Man City did nothing for Yaya's birthday? The story has been updated: Toure initially played down the row on Twitter, saying: "Don't take words that do not come from my mouth seriously." But he then posted : "Everything Dimitri said is true. He speaks for me. I will explain after the World Cup."
Fox92 Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Pay me £200,000 a week, give me his medals and the chance of playing in the World Cup and you can forget I exist never mind just forget my birthday (which is actually in two days guys, not that I want anything). One of the stupidest things I've ever read. Ungrateful ****.
Corky Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 City declined to comment officially but BBC Sport understands club officials are not too alarmed by Seluk's claims Understandable, this won't happen weekly.
Stadt Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Obviously everybody likes to be paid more but does it really make much of a difference to somebody that is paid so well? It's not as if he's on comparatively less to the other top players in the world.
Super_horns Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Somebody buy him some cake quick, would hate to see him starve. He did get one though..what else was he expecting? Is this a rather sour and convoluted way of asking for a pay rise? Footballers wonder why they get stick from fans - then one of the more famous (and popular ones) comes up with this!
Wycombe Fox Posted 20 May 2014 Posted 20 May 2014 Pay me £200,000 a week, give me his medals and the chance of playing in the World Cup and you can forget I exist never mind just forget my birthday (which is actually in two days guys, not that I want anything). One of the stupidest things I've ever read. Ungrateful ****. This - including birthday in two days
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