Signed in the same week as David Silva, the pair have been the mainstays of the clubs midfield since. 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. On the day Yaya announced his international retirement, the curtain looks to have finally come down for him at City too. The midfielder is currently on £225,ooo a week at the Etihad, and with ten months of his contract remaining, Toure will be raking it in while in limbo. The Sunderland boss initially named the Dutch defender in his starting line-up for Sundays clash at Tottenham. 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. Action Images5Claus Lundekvam celebrates after scoring against Wolves in 2004X007005Arsenal’s . The dressing room was expecting the ultimate football diva when the super Swede joined from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer. “The presence of Guardiola as a manager at City and the fact that it is a great club were very important factors in my final decision. People idolise me for winning the Olympics but I keep saying: ‘It is just a medal.