Pep Guardiola says he is not prepared to comment on allegations from Yaya Toure which accused the manager of having an agenda against African players.
The Ivorian midfielder made a string of wild allegations on Monday in an attempt to ‘bust the myth’ of his former manager at Barcelona and Manchester City, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Toure left the Etihad last month following eight years at the club and believes Guardiola undervalued him during his final two years at the club.
However, Guardiola says he would not be commenting on the issue.
“I’m not going to comment on those comments,” he told reporters at a golf competition at the PGA Catalunya de Caldes de Malavella. “I have nothing to say.”
Guardiola’s comments come just hours after the player’s agent Dimitry Seluk defended his client, rubbishing the coach’s achievements and suggesting that he will never win the Champions League again because of his poor treatment of Toure .
“God sees everything. As a man who acted with Yaya, the legend of the club, which under different pretexts did not give the opportunity to go on the field,” he said.
“He turned all Africa against himself, many African fans turned away from Manchester City. And I’m sure that many African shamans in the future will not allow Guardiola to win the Champions League.
“This will be for Guardiola an African curse. Life will show whether I am right or not.”
