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Yaya Touré Calls Pep Guardiola 'a Snake' in New YouTube Interview

The remarks revisit Touré’s claim that Guardiola sidelined him at Barcelona, prompting his move to Manchester City.

Overview

  • Appearing on Zack Nani’s ZACK YouTube show, Touré said, “I don’t see a man, I see a snake.”
  • Touré recounted that after his standout 2010 World Cup, Guardiola asked him to return, while his wife urged him to leave for Manchester and called Guardiola a “Sheytan.”
  • Reports outline the origins of the rift at Barcelona, where Guardiola promoted Sergio Busquets and Touré completed only nine full 90-minute matches in his final season before being sold to Manchester City.
  • Coverage notes the feud continued at City after 2016, when Touré’s playing time was again reduced under Guardiola.
  • Outlets also revisit Touré’s past claim that Guardiola had “problems with Africans,” which he later said was a misquote and wrote to apologize for, as social media reaction surged to the new comments.