Corriere dello Sport: Roberto Mancini almost bought Yaya Toure

Former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini spoke to the Italian press on how close he was to signing Yaya Toure from Manchester City whilst he was the manager of the Nerazzurri.

“Yaya was always one of my goals. We had almost sealed his purchase with President Erick Thohir a year ago, then he preferred not to betray Manchester City, where I took him.“, said the 52-year-old former Manchester City and Inter Milan manager.

“Toure, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is one of those players who can make the difference, who can change the outcome of a season by themselves like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.”, he said.

Source: Corriere Dello Sport