Yaya Toure 'to join Tottenham as an academy coach and be given his own age-group team' as the Ivorian earns his first job in the dugout in England... while former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe 'will also be added to the club's youth set-up'

Former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reportedly been handed a full-time coaching position in Tottenham's academy.

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.

Yaya Toure has been coaching at Tottenham on a part-time basis for the last eight months

According to the Evening Standard, the Ivorian will be handed his own age-group team to manage as part of an academy coaching shake-up at Spurs.