Yaya Toure will remain at Man City next season

Ivorian international Yaya Toure has been convinced to stay at Manchester City for another season following a plea from the club's owner.

Toure was expected to leave the former Premier League champions in the summer, with Inter Milan keen on signing him up.

However, his agent Dimitri Seluk has revealed that the former Barca star will stay put at City following owner Sheikh Mansour's personal plea.

"Yaya is staying because Sheikh Mansour told him he must stay. Mansour told Yaya that he is still a very important player and that he was the first big player to join City after the takeover." He told The Mirror.

"He told him that City wouldn't even discuss a sale. This is good. People have tried to say that Yaya only wanted more money, but it was never about money. It was only about respect."