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Barcelona and Manchester City have met this morning to negotiate the transfer of Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure, who wishes to leave all Pep Guardiola directed to anchor in another where she's not so difficult to achieve ownership.
The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, explained today that Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Selçuk, announced the club will or possibility "of a change of scenery this summer. And, faced with this dilemma, the club is willing to "listen out of courtesy", offers arrive by him.
The Blaugrana technical secretary of the whole, Txiki Begiristain, and football director of the entity, Raul Sanllehí, met today with envoys of the City. The English club, which plays the brother Yaya, Kolo Toure, is also interested in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but Laporta has assured that the Swedish striker, "is not for sale."
The maximum Barca president of the entity which made the remarks after attending a founding act of Johan Cruyff, has predicted that, in principle, the club does not arise out to any player.
"For next season, our intention is to keep the current squad, reinforced with the addition of (David) Villa, which has already occurred, and some other player," said.
Laporta has insisted that, if he were, Touré Yaya "continue at the club for many years, because there are few players in the world like him," but left an open door to the transfer, "for the appreciation we have for him" .
Barcelona president has proved sympathetic to the Ivory Coast, "you would like to play more minutes and that generates some concern" and Begiristain left to negotiations on a possible departure.
"If Cesc can come to a market price, we will make every effort to come, but a price has to be logical and mercado2
Laporta has confirmed the renewal of canterano Pedro Rodríguez, "the recommendation of the Technical Secretariat and because he deserves it," also spoke about the signing of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
"If Cesc can come to a market price, we will make every effort to come, but it must be a logical and market price," said Joan Laporta, who added that "when a club makes an exorbitant price, signal it wants to prevent transfer ", and in this sense, the club will not pay" a price that is out of the market. "
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