Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert named their first Cameroon squad this week after being appointed as the country’s managerial dream duo this month. Meanwhile, Ruud van Nistelrooy is running PSV’s youth team and Alessandro Nesta is in charge of Perugia. When Yaya Touré reaches the current age of all those former players – 42 – he will hang up his boots. Until then, Touré is available for hire.
That, at any rate, was what his agent, Dimitri Seluk, indicated this summer, claiming that was partly why Touré wore the No 42 shirt during his time at Manchester City. Eight glorious years those were, during which Touré established himself as one of the greatest midfielders ever to illuminate the Premier League, along with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, both of whom accepted managerial jobs before even starting their fifth decade. Quitters.
Written by Paul Doyle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/22/yaya-toure-hatem-ben-arfa-free-agents-manchester-city under the title “From Yaya Touré to Hatem Ben Arfa: the free agents looking for a home”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
