His qualities, his body and the way he plays remind me a bit of Messi at the beginning. UK Sports Pics Ltd5Guardiola says Toure will not play for Manchester City again until his agent apol. looks certain to leave the Etihad in JanuaryThen in the spring there was another rant as he critisised director of football Txiki Begiristain over the treatment of out-going boss Manuel Pellegrini. But the day after his agent spoke — and in that moment Yaya is out. the first of SIX?loan spells as he played 42 times in a successful time at then-Championship side?Watford during the 2012-13 campaign. Of the eight wins out of eight this season - seven have been without the man who used to be so crucial for them. Short of full-blown crisis talks, it was designed to lift the gloom after the disastrous performance against Watford the previous day. But in a statement afternoon, the FA hit back to insist they had no involvement. Toure is known to be privately concerned about what his agents rambling outbursts - but has never quite severed his ties. JOHN OBI MIKEL is ready to quit Chelsea in January after his first-team game time dried up under Antonio Conte.