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Yaya Touré Implies Pep Guardiola Has Bias Against African Players

In a long interview with France Football, Yaya Touré has implied that his former boss, Pep Guardiola, has a bias against African players. Guardiola was his coach when the two were at Barcelona and Manchester City. At the Camp Nou, Touré was eventually sold as Sergio Busquets became his preferred choice. He is set to leave City this summer.

Here’s Touré’s controversial comments:

”He was cruel to me. I am not the first to talk about these differences in treatment. At Barça, some have also asked the question.