Manchester City will not consider selling Yaya Toure this summer.
His agent, Dmitry Seluk, says Toure could quit City after being snubbed on his birthday by the club.
The Daily Mail says the controversy comes a year after he threatened to leave because there were not enough shirts bearing his name on sale in the club shop or posters of him around the Etihad Stadium. On that occasion, City placated him with a new four-year contract until 2017 and increased his salary to £10m a year, but there are unlikely to be any concessions this time.
Although there is a desire within the club to remain on amicable terms with one of their biggest stars, sources insist Toure will not be sold and there will be no more re-negotiations for a player who has three years left on his contract.
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