Yaya Toure: I Have Won Titles And Money, But Am Not Happy

The Manchester City star Yaya Toure insists that he has been treated unfairly for his performances, his goalscoring record deserves more praise and that he is deeply hurt and sickened by lots of bitter people who tried to dirty his name. On Monday the Ivorian 32-year-old midfielder said: “Journalists have spoken about a new departure for me. But what new departure? I have just come out of a season with City where we finished second in the English league, which is the hardest in the world.” Speaking about 2013/14 season, Toure added: “I scored 26 goals, 20 in the Premier League, and nobody mentioned it. You understand a bit my disgust. Here, when it is bad, they stress it; when it’s good, they leave that in the dungeon. They have always used their little methods to annoy and alienate me.” READ ALSO: Arsenal Should Forget CL Knock-out Stages – Ancelotti Toure missed six matches for Man. City at the start of 2015 to represent the Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations, with the central midfielder captaining his country to their first triumph in the competition since 1992. “That was my biggest desire, my most important project, it happened, finally, after losing two finals. I lifted the trophy as the captain of Les Éléphants. Exceptional, unforgettable. I did my job, won Afcon, and subtly, the most unloved individual in the Ivory Coast became the best-loved for a little while.They said that I fought with Didier, with Zokora, and even Kolo, my own brother … and they denigrated me, even through songs. Politicians insulted me. That hurts, that hurts a lot. The national team, it no longer has anything to do with football,” he said. The agent of Toure in May announced that the footballer is “90% certain to leave Manchester City.” “When I arrived at City, in 2010, I heard a lot of people say, here, that I was going to kill football! The journalists were talking about my salary and saying that it was a disgrace. They asked what I, Yaya Touré, was going to change at City. And so, did you see what happened next? We won nearly everything. In fact, it is recognition that I do not have that hurts me. It is a bit sickening. I do not want my two sons in football. I do not want them to have to go through everything that I have endured. It has hurt me. Everyone thinks I am happy: I have won titles, lots of money, but, no, I am not happy,” he concluded.