Yet Toure must have feared the writing was on the wall when the new manager was announced in early February. He may well get that chance by sitting out Saturdays lunchtime clash with Leicester. He tweeted: “Leaks already after one bad week. A Blues insider said: What on earth are they doing sending get-well messages to our players on fax m. MAURICIO POCHETTINO is ready to unleash a young Lionel Messi on Gillingham in the EFL Cup tonight. When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to talk to other clubs and sign a pre-contract or have an agreement. Toures Wembley winner against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final in 2011 was a major statement on an emotional day for City. Caption: LEVEL BEST … Wright equals Cliff Bastin’s record with the equaliser against Bolton in 1997Getty Images6The duo reunite two years ago at Wembley and share a jokeJust his voice alone oozed self-assurance and intelligence — a strong feeling that here was a man who was fully in control, a manager who wanted to guide you, not push or pull you. Seluk gave the Etihad board an ultimatum of one week to decide whether they would offer him a new deal. Why was it so late If it had been two hours before kick-off, we could have done something without it being brought to attention.