"I was really sad"... Yaya Touré sheds tears over his shattered dream

Yaya Touré, the former legend of the Elephants, laments his failed stint with Arsenal.

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He revealed this during an interview on the Obi One podcast (YouTube channel of former Nigerian international John Obi Mikel).

When I visited Highbury Stadium, I told myself: one day, I have to play here. I didn’t have 75% of appearances with Côte d’Ivoire, so I couldn’t get a work permit. I was really sad.

Later, Yaya Touré managed to leave his mark with another English club, Manchester City, to the point of becoming one of the best midfielders in the world.

Yaya Touré’s new dream

The former captain of the Ivorian national team now dreams of making a name for himself as a coach.

To achieve this goal, he earned all his coaching badges before honing his skills as an assistant coach at Olimpik Donetsk, Standard Liège, and with the Saudi Arabia national team.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.