Recent rumors were out that midfielder Yaya Touré will want to exit Manchester City upon the arrival of current Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola this summer as the two had a fall out in their relationship ever since the latter "ditched" the Ivorian for Sergio Busquets during their time in Barcelona.

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Touré agent, Dimitry Seluk, confirmed his client's desire of not playing for Guardiola but said he hopes that the midfielder would leave City as a winner.

"I think Yaya will leave the club. But before leaving I hope he will win again the League and all the cups," said Seluk, as reported by The Sun. "It's not a question of whether Pep likes him or not. It's life, you know. Pep can call Yaya and speak to him to let him know 'I'm with you' or 'I am not with you'."

Seluk also criticized Guardiola for not having "the balls" to remain with Barça after their unsuccessful La Liga stint in 2012.

"In my opinion, everyone who has balls must stay in a team not only when they are successful but when things are difficult. Barcelona win because it's like a big family and their structure is an example for everybody," the agent said.

"So it's not a question of persons. Luis Enrique has done the same as Guardiola. It's not possible to say forever it's the team of Guardiola," he added.

Seluk has reportedly started the "exit negotiations" for his client and has made some cutting comments particularly at the Citizens' technical director Txiki Beguiristain and its CEO Ferran Soriano.

"Yaya opened the door for the people who worked for Barcelona. Yaya went to a place where many changes were necessary. He was not afraid. But now everybody from Barça comes to City," he said. "Yaya won every trophy in England without Guardiola. Will Guardiola win without Yaya?"

ESPN indicated that Touré's two possible destinations are Chinese Super League squad Shanghai SIPG or Italian Serie A powerhouse Inter Milan.

Touré has been City's most reliable two-way players because of his versatility and effectiveness in both offense and defense. He has appeared in 252 games in all competitions for the Manchester squad, scoring 70 goals during his so far six season stay with the Etihad residents.

Tags Football Transfer Rumors, Manchester City, Yaya Toure, Pep Guardiola, Chinese Super League