In a new twist of the Pep Guardiola-Yaya Toure saga, the Ivory Coast superstar has ordered his agent Dimitri Seluk to make peace with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
The midfielder has played just one game this season, as Guardiola banished the Ivorian from first team games - even though he is training with teh squad - after his agent got in to a war of words with him via the media.
Seluk has now revealed that his client has asked him to end this feud with the Spanish coach after Guardiola recently hinted he would give the midfielder another chance.
"I have spoken to Yaya in the last few days and he has asked me to make the peace with Pep," Seluk told the Daily Mirror.
"I agreed with him that I had to do what I could to make the situation better, because Yaya and Manchester City have been caught in the crossfire.
"Some City fans have contacted Yaya to say that a way forward must be found. And some of Yaya's team-mates at City have also contacted me to say the same thing.
"I am not an unreasonable man and I don't think that Pep will ever love me, but the most important thing is that we try to forgive what has happened in the past and develop a new relationship.
"This is a genuine gesture. I hope Pep accepts that my hope is that we can start with a clean page.
"Of course, I hope Pep takes the decision to bring Yaya back into his squad. But even if he doesn't, I can assure him that I am not going to speak about him any more in the media.
"I have contacted the Mirror to send this message to Pep because he hasn't returned my calls. But I also wanted to say these words in public because I felt it was important that it was me who make the first step towards peace, respect and friendship.
"I really do hope this can be a new start and that Yaya can help Manchester City to win more trophies."
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The 33-year-old hasn't played for the Citizens since their Champions League qualifiers against Steaua Bucharest.
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