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Toure talks up City title hopes

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has praised his club teammates after their historic 1-0 victory over Chelsea this weekend. The Citizens have been discussed as potential title challengers this season, but after a strong display against Carlo Ancelotti’s defending champions their Premier League campaign gained new momentum. “It was a big win, an important win...

The Valuation of James Milner: A Transfer Market Comparison

Yesterday I had a short conversation on Twitter with EPL Talk’s very own Laurence McKenna that went something like this: lozcast: Mascherano = £25m? Milner = £25m+? Discuss JesseChula: @lozcast Milner=versatile, can play either wing or in the middle, young. Masch=solid, likes to kick people. Ya know, get stuck in.Seems fair lozcast: @JesseChula Still don’t...

Toure: “I’m worth every penny”

Manchester City’s big money summer signing, Yaya Toure, made headlines not just for trading La Liga for the Premier League, but also for becoming the league’s highest paid player. Reports mark Toure’s pay package at £200,000 per week, and the staggering sum has turned more than a few heads around England. Nevertheless, the brother of City...

City unveil league’s highest paid player

Manchester City have continued their massive spending spree following the arrival of Spanish winger David Silva from La Liga’s Valencia CF. In another signing from La Liga, the Eastlands outfit have now confirmed the capture of Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure. Yaya, brother of Sky Blues defender Kolo Toure, will be not be any ordinary addition...

Yaya Toure Says Yeah-Yeah to Manchester City

Six foot three inch Ivorian central midfielder Yaya Toure has joined big Premier League spenders Manchester City on a five year deal from European club giants Barcelona. Toure joins older brother Kolo in the Eastlands setup and his signing pushes City’s spending to over £60 million pounds following the earlier captures of Hamburg and Germany...

Selling Nigel de Jong would be a huge mistake

It has been claimed today that Manchester City will look to sell Nigel de Jong this summer with Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure apparently on the brink of moving to Eastlands. City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to offload a number of first team players once the transfer window opens next week and De Jong may...

Agent: “Yaya will go to England”

Although highly successful in La Liga and at Barcelona, Yaya Toure has seemingly had enough after a lack of playing time this past season. Reports indicate that he feels it’s time to ply his trade in the world’s best football league. If what his agent indicated is true, then Yaya already knows where he’s headed. Dimitri...

La Liga in the Champions League: Sevilla Stumbles While Barcelona Bedazzles

With the advantage of the away goal, Sevilla looked in prime position to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.  Unfortunately, Manolo Jiménez’s team played as though they were already in the next round.  A 0-0 score line would have sent Sevilla through, and even though Diego Perotti declared that they could not...