Manchester City great Yaya Toure has split with long time agent Dimitri Seluk.
The Mirror claimed the pair had a difference of opinion on the direction of the midfielder’s career after Toure joined Chinese second division club Qingdao Huanghai in May.
Seluk’s only comment on the rift was “that’s life” – but he used to be so close to the 36-year-old that Toure named his son after him and used to call him Papushka, which means “daddy” in Russian.
The Monaco-based agent has represented Toure since befriending him when the player was about to move to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk from Beveren in 2003.
He brokered moves to Olympiakos, Monaco and Barcelona before taking Toure to the Etihad in 2010 on a contract that earned him £250,000-a-week.
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