Manchester City icon Yaya Toure has admitted the regularly speaks to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, with the former midfielder now a coach at Tottenham.
In an interview with the Times, the three-time Premier League winner revealed that he is regular contact with the German coach since retiring from football, with Toure saying that he is set to meet Klopp soon.
The former City dynamo paid a visit to Liverpool’s pre-season training camp in Austria last summer, Toure since landing a job at Tottenham as a youth coach shortly following the appointment of Antonio Conte.
With Klopp, who earns a reported £300,000-a-week according to Sports Illustrated, set to take on City next month in what is being billed as the Premier League title decider, the relationship with Toure will no doubt be tested.
The former FC Barcelona star was one of the best players in the Premier League in the 2010s. Yet despite his loyalties to City, Toure has admitted that he is close with Klopp, with the 38-year-old lauding the Liverpool squad and the German’s mentality.
Toure said on Klopp: “Liverpool are so, so strong. Klopp, when he wins games, I text him and he is delighted and he always invites me (to meet him) and texts me back. Does this guy rest? I don’t think so, he loves football. He’s a top, top, guy.”
Toure’s relationship with Klopp adds a new dynamic to Liverpool/City rivalry
Ever since the 2017/18 season, the Liverpool/City rivalry has blossomed into one of the best in the Premier League and a meeting of sides that often produces some of the highest quality football in Europe. And Toure’s relationship with Klopp has only made a new dynamic.
Indeed, Toure is regarded by many as one of City’s best midfielders in the Premier League era, and the Ivorian being so close to Liverpool manager Klopp is an interesting development that will only add more fuel to the rivalry with the Reds.
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