Farcical birthday strop indicates Toure may want out of City

Yaya Toure’s Manchester City future is the subject of speculation after a confusing and increasingly farcical day of comments from the player and his agent.

Toure’s outspoken representative, Dimitry Seluk, first said Toure, City’s midfield driving force, could quit the club this summer because he felt under-appreciated and disrespected.

He also attracted some ridicule by claiming the player’s chief complaint was a lack of acknowledgement of his 31st birthday during last week’s post-season tour of Abu Dhabi. This grievance was soon exposed as untrue as media highlighted a video City published last week of Toure being presented with a birthday cake. The club also tweeted a birthday message at the time.