Manchester City legend Yaya Toure is not ready to head into retirement just yet , with the 37-year-old stating his desire to take on a fresh challenge in Serie A.
The former Monaco and Barcelona midfielder has been a free agent since severing ties with Chinese outfit Qingdao Huanghai in January – with a brief spell taken in training with League Two side Leyton Orient .
He concedes that the end of a distinguished playing career is fast approaching, but feels he still has “one or two seasons” left in him.
Manchester City legend Yaya Toure is not ready to head into retirement just yet , with the 37-year-old stating his desire to take on a fresh challenge in Serie A.
The former Monaco and Barcelona midfielder has been a free agent since severing ties with Chinese outfit Qingdao Huanghai in January – with a brief spell taken in training with League Two side Leyton Orient .
He concedes that the end of a distinguished playing career is fast approaching, but feels he still has “one or two seasons” left in him.
“It’s not about money. This is about football. I want to play because I know that I can still play.”
Toure said of previous links to teams in Serie A: “When Roberto Mancini was at Inter and I was playing for Manchester City, it’s true there was an approach, but then things went in another direction.”
A man with 101 international caps to his name spent eight memorable years at City between 2010 and 2018, winning three Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup.