Yaya Toure Retires From Professional Football

Former Manchester City captain Yaya Toure has announced his retirement from professional football via a statement released by his agent Dimitri Seluk.
The four-time African Footballer of Year who after eight years stint at Manchester City, moved to Greek side Olympiacos where his contract was stopped after making just two appearances with the club.
"Yaya has decided to end his career as a champion," Seluk told a Russian online sports website Sport 24.
Seluk revealed that his agent's career actually ended with Manchester City as he would prefer to quit the sport while in his peak, however, he has the strength to carry on for another five years if permitted.
"The farewell match which Manchester city gave him was, in principle, the real end of his playing career, not only in that team but in general," Seluk explained "In terms of his physical condition, Yaya could do this at a sufficiently high level for another five years."
Yaya's next plan after retirement appears to be diving into management as Seluk added that the former Ivory Coast international is already working towards getting his professional coaching license.
"I'm sure that two years after Yaya gets the Pro coaching licence, he will head one of the serious clubs and achieve great success in the coaching field. Now he has already begun to take steps in this direction."
 The 36-year-old won three Premier League titles and an FA Cup with Manchester before he was released for a move to Olympiacos in 2018.