Guardiola said on Tuesday he would not select Toure for City until the player apologised for Seluk’s public complaints that the former Ivory Coast worldwide was left “humiliated” by his omission from the Premier League leaders’ Champions League squad.
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola flew to Lisbon on Monday on a secret spying mission to watch Benfica left-back Alex Grimaldo.
Jesus, 19, was one of the most sought-after players during the summer transfer window but it was City who beat a host of clubs to the punch.
“Okay, I will apologise to Guardiola if he will apologise to Pellegrini for what he did to him”.
Seluk had originally hit out at Guardiola after the decision to leave Toure out of his squad for the group stages of European football’s elite club competition, stating that, if City won the tournament, then he “will say on television that Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world”.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Seluk responded: “If Pep Guardiola wants a war, then he can have one”. I know him, I know he’s a good, good guy, but the list is the list.
“It was a complicated decision, but in the end my desire to learn won”, Jesus told the Guardian.
However, Seluk insists he has nothing to say sorry for and said: “I will not apologise to Guardiola”.
City later indicated that a personal apology from Toure would be required, though after Seluk took to the TV networks to renew his attack on Guardiola, all hope of the player being restored seems gone.
Ahead of Wednesday’s EFL Cup game against Swansea City, Guardiola revealed that Toure will not play unless Seluk retracts his controversial statements.
“When I asked City what fee they wanted, they said it depended on the club”. As a coach, I can not accept that when his player doesn’t play he goes to the media and speaks.
Guardiola also needs to apologise to [Hart]. The first thing he did when he arrived at City was to pick a fight with Yaya and Joe Hart, two of the club’s biggest players.
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“(Guardiola) is coming to a place where Toure already is.
