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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure ready to listen to offers - agent

Yaya Toure's agent has suggested that the Manchester City midfielder is ready to listen to offers from other clubs when the Premier League season comes to an end.

Toure, 32, said last summer he is happy with Manuel Pellegrini's side but with reports linking the player with a move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG, his agent Dimitri Seluk has indicated a move at the end of 2015-16 could be in the offing.

"He will not move in January," Seluk told SportItalia. "However, in the summer things can change. We are ready to listen to any offers that are on the table."

Toure's compatriot Wilfried Bony has also been linked with a move away from the Etihad, possibly back to his former club Swansea City.

The striker has had a stop-start campaign since joining City in January last year, and has scored eight goals in 23 appearances in all competitions this term.

With Sergio Aguero back from injury, the 27-year-old forward has had to settle for a role on the substitutes' bench in recent games.

Having questioned Pellegrini's decision not to start him in City's 2-1 loss to Arsenal in December, the player has rejected claims that he is unhappy and denied a move back to Swansea is on the cards.

"I'm happy at the club, all this speculation is not true," he told the BBC. "I have a contract so I'm happy and I think I'm at one of the top clubs in the United Kingdom."

Bony, who joined City for £28 million, also said his chance to play Champions League football at City is one of his key motivations for staying with the club.

"I have no regrets about joining Man City," he added. "We play in the Champions League and we're one of the top clubs in the world. I'm happy here and I can just say I'm blessed."