Manchester City legend Yaya Toure is set to be appointed fulltime to Tottenham's academy coaching staff.

The 39-year-old has been working at Spurs on a part-time basis for the last eight months as he works towards his UEFA A Licence.

The role suits Toure as he lives with his family in Hampstead, near to the club's Hotspur Way training ground, says the London Evening Standard.

The Ivorian will be handed his own age-group team to manage as part of an academy coaching shake-up at Spurs.

It will be his first permanent coaching position in England, having held assistant manager roles at Ukrainian club Olimpik Donetsk and Russian side Akhmat Grozny.