Overview

• City confirmed Toure’s permanent promotion after his interim stint at the Club World Cup impressed the coaching hierarchy
• Director of Football Hugo Viana highlighted Toure’s deep club ties and track record with the under-18s as decisive factors
• Toure joins new additions Pep Lijnders and James French in a broader overhaul of Guardiola’s backroom staff
• The former centre-back made 102 appearances for City and brings coaching experience from the Ivory Coast U23s, Celtic, Leicester City and Wigan Athletic Club officials praise Toure’s infectious optimism and expect his presence to accelerate the pathway for academy graduates