Toure, a mainstay of the City midfield since joining from Guardiola's Barcelona in 2010, has failed to start any of the club's opening three Premier League matches. The transfer window closed, however, with Toure still at the Etihad Stadium and his chances of regular first-team football now look slim. Guardiola was allowed to name 17 overseas players in his squad for the Champions League group stage where City will face Borussia Moenchengladbach, Celtic and the coach's former club Barcelona. City have 18 overseas players on their books and Toure failed to make the cut for the squad that was published by the club on Friday. At 33, however, Toure's days at City look numbered despite his agent saying last month that he plans to stay and fight for his place.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2016 14:37 UTC