Former midfielder for Ivory Coast and Manchester City, Yaya Toure has been appointed first team coach at Standard Liege in Belgium’s premier division.
Before to the 2023–23 season, the 40-year-old will join the technical staff as Carl Heofkens’ assistant coach alongside Frazer Robertson.
For the past 18 months, Toure has served as Tottenham Hotspurs’ Academy coach in England.
“With the arrival of Yaya TOURÉ as T2, the staff of our 1st team is now complete. Yaya will assist Carl HOEFKENS along with Geoffrey VALENNE and Frazer ROBERTSON,” wrote the club on their official website.
The former Barcelona star expressed gratitude to Tottenham for giving him the opportunity to hone his skills as manager.
“I would like to thank everyone at the Tottenham Hotspur academy for their support in the 18 months I spent with the club. A special media to Dean Rastrick, Chris Powell and all the young players. Thank you,” he wrote on Twitter.
The former Ivory Coast international enjoyed a stellar career abroad where he played for the likes of Barcelona and Manchester City. He also played for AS Monaco and had a short spell in China.
Toure named Tottenham U18 coach
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that African football great, Yaya Toure has been named Tottenham Hotspur youth team coach ahead of the 2022/23 season.
The Manchester City legend has been working with Tottenham’s developmental team since December as he acquired his coaching badges.
And according to the Evening Standard, the 39-year-old is set to join the North London club’s coaching staff on a permanent deal.
Toure rejects former agent’s claim
Former Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, has furiously reacted to his ex-agent’s claims that he placed a curse on the club’s UEFA Champions League ambitions.
Dimitri Seluk, Toure’s former agent, stated on Monday morning that the Ivory Coast legend has lifted the curse after patching up his differences with City manager Pep Guardiola.
Following Guardiola and City’s 2020 UEFA Champions League final defeat, reports went rife that Toure had cursed the club.