Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure has opened up about the role he played in his countryman Franck Kessie's recent move to FC Barcelona. 🇨🇮 More here! ➡
, after the Elephants midfielder had run down his deal at AC Milan following five seasons with the Rossoneri.Toure, who spent three years at the Camp Nou between 2007 and 2010, has since revealed that he helped convince the 25-year-old to join his former club and told the player what he could expect upon his arrival in Catalonia.
"It's true that I called him during the negotiations with Barca... How do you know? . We have been in contact and he called me several times because he knew that I knew Barcelona," the former Manchester City star told"To be honest, we talked for days because he wanted to know everything that would be found here.I told him not to hesitate, that if he wanted to leave, he had to go to Barcelona.
Kessie will officially be unveiled by his new club on Wednesday, when he is set to hold his first press conference as a Barcelona player.
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