Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk has responded angrily to Pep
Guardiola's ultimatum over the midfielder's future at Manchester City.
Guardiola told reporters at a pre-match news conference ahead
of his team's EFL Cup tie at Swansea City that Toure will not be considered for
selection until he apologises for comments made by Seluk regarding his omission
from City's Champions League squad.
Seluk was initially the party calling for an apology,
claiming Guardiola "humiliated" his client, but the former Barcelona
and Bayern Munich boss was unequivocal over who the wronged parties were.
"[Toure] must apologise to his team-mates. He must
apologise to the club. If he doesn't, he won't play," he said.
Nevertheless, Seluk showed no inclination towards accepting
terms when he responded via Sky Sports News - suggesting eight wins from his
first eight matches in charge of City have given Guardiola an inflated sense of
worth, while criticising the Catalan for accepting his current post earlier
this year while Manuel Pellegrini was still in the job.
"Guardiola wins a few games and thinks he is king,"
Seluk said.
"I live in Europe so I can say whatever I like and
Guardiola can't stop me.
"What do I need to apologise for? Ok, I will apologise
to Guardiola if he will apologise to [Manuel] Pellegrini for what he did to
him.
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