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Yaya Toure set to move to Manchester City on July 2

ESPN Soccernet staff
June 28, 2010
Yaya Toure 'doesn't have an astronomical salary' © Getty Images
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Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure will seal a move to Manchester City in the next few days and is set to be a key player at Eastlands, according to his agent Dimitri Seluk.

Toure was expected to leave the Spanish champions earlier this month, but his participation in the World Cup with Ivory Coast and the change of presidents at Barcelona have slowed down the transfer.

But Seluk claims that the move should be finalised shortly after new Barca chief Sandro Rosell takes over from outgoing president Joan Laporta on Thursday.

"I think we will have a solution this week," In fact, I would say that (it will be done) on the first or second of July - maybe on the second because the first will be a very busy day at Barca with the change of president,'' agent Dimitri Seluk told Sport.

Seluk revealed he will speak to Rosell, but insisted his player's mind is made up to leave Barca and join his brother Kolo at City.

"Yes, we have to talk, but of course, the reality is not going to change in one moment,'' he said. "Yaya wants to play the important games and he knows that he will be an important player at Manchester City.

"It is not a money problem, as I have said 1,000 times, but a problem of (the lack of) confidence (that Barca have in him).''

Seluk said nothing had been signed yet, but claimed Toure's salary demands were reasonable.

"I haven't signed anything. However, Yaya doesn't have an astronomical salary, not at all, so it won't be difficult to be reach an agreement,'' he said.

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