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Toure admits Gunners lure
Barcelona star would love to play alongside brother
Speaking exclusively to skysports.com, Yaya Toure has admitted he would
love to play alongside his brother Kolo at Arsenal.
The Gunners are being strongly linked with a move for the Barcelona
midfielder - who could be surplus to requirements next year with Pep
Guardiola taking over from Frank Rijkaard.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is no stranger to the younger Toure - indeed he
spent time on trial at the club in 2002 but a deal was not struck and The
Gunners' then Belgian feeder club Beveren sold him to Ukraine outfit Metalurg
Donetsk.
Toure, 25, has since moved up and up through his career with Olympiakos,
Monaco and now Barca.
A move to link-up with brother Kolo - who is a huge fan of his younger
sibling - has always been mooted and now it appears a deal could be on the
cards.
With Mathieu Flamini leaving the club and doubts arising over Alexander
Hleb - Wenger needs quality midfield reinforcements and Toure junior could be
the man.
English desire
And the player himself admits he would jump at the chance to move to Emirates
Stadium.
"I am aware of the interest from the Premier League," he told skysports.
com.
"But I can't say anything yet - however it would be great to play in a big
team with my brother, it would be fantastic but you never know."
Toure admits it has been a difficult first season in Catalunya - with Barca
failing to win any silverware.
"Our season was very difficult and for us it is very painful - we are winners
and it is difficult," he continued.
"We have so many great players, we don't understand how we are so far
behind Real Madrid.
"I want to let the fans know how much we care about this great team, it is
the dream of all the players to wear the blaugrana shirt."
Guardiola is due to succeed Rijkaard in the summer and Spanish reports
claim that this could be bad news for Toure - but he admits to being a fan of
the Barca legend.
"He was one of my favourite players," he enthused.
"He is a playmaker in front of the defence, he plays football like it
should be played - I loved watching him when I was in the academy learning my
trade."
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還是不懂當初為什麼在beveran沒有簽下他 讓他跑到烏克蘭去..
來吧來吧 yaya,跟kolo合體成最棒的防線!
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Toure admits Gunners lure
Barcelona star would love to play alongside brother
Speaking exclusively to skysports.com, Yaya Toure has admitted he would
love to play alongside his brother Kolo at Arsenal.
The Gunners are being strongly linked with a move for the Barcelona
midfielder - who could be surplus to requirements next year with Pep
Guardiola taking over from Frank Rijkaard.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is no stranger to the younger Toure - indeed he
spent time on trial at the club in 2002 but a deal was not struck and The
Gunners' then Belgian feeder club Beveren sold him to Ukraine outfit Metalurg
Donetsk.
Toure, 25, has since moved up and up through his career with Olympiakos,
Monaco and now Barca.
A move to link-up with brother Kolo - who is a huge fan of his younger
sibling - has always been mooted and now it appears a deal could be on the
cards.
With Mathieu Flamini leaving the club and doubts arising over Alexander
Hleb - Wenger needs quality midfield reinforcements and Toure junior could be
the man.
English desire
And the player himself admits he would jump at the chance to move to Emirates
Stadium.
"I am aware of the interest from the Premier League," he told skysports.
com.
"But I can't say anything yet - however it would be great to play in a big
team with my brother, it would be fantastic but you never know."
Toure admits it has been a difficult first season in Catalunya - with Barca
failing to win any silverware.
"Our season was very difficult and for us it is very painful - we are winners
and it is difficult," he continued.
"We have so many great players, we don't understand how we are so far
behind Real Madrid.
"I want to let the fans know how much we care about this great team, it is
the dream of all the players to wear the blaugrana shirt."
Guardiola is due to succeed Rijkaard in the summer and Spanish reports
claim that this could be bad news for Toure - but he admits to being a fan of
the Barca legend.
"He was one of my favourite players," he enthused.
"He is a playmaker in front of the defence, he plays football like it
should be played - I loved watching him when I was in the academy learning my
trade."
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還是不懂當初為什麼在beveran沒有簽下他 讓他跑到烏克蘭去..
來吧來吧 yaya,跟kolo合體成最棒的防線!
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