Veteran Toure extends stay at City

MANCHESTER City midfielder Yaya Toure has signed a new one-year deal with the club having won over manager Pep Guardiola this season.

The 34-year-old, whose existing deal expired this month, began the season under a shadow after Guardiola omitted him from City's Champions League squad.

That sparked a rift with the player's agent Dimitri Seluk, who claimed Toure had been humiliated, which resulted in the manager insisting the Ivorian would not be included in any team until he apologised.

Toure eventually smoothed things over and returned to the side to play an instrumental role in the second half of the season, resulting in the offer of a new contract.

"Yaya has been a fantastic servant for Manchester City and continues to be a vital member of Pep Guardiola's squad," City's director of football Txiki Begiristain told mancity.com.

Toure has won six trophies, including two Premier League titles and an FA Cup, with the club since joining from Barcelona in 2010.

"I'm delighted. I told myself the journey at City is not done yet," said the midfielder.