Toure prepares for Paris once City career ends

Manchester City centre-back Kolo Toure has reportedly purchased a 30 percent stake in French Third Division side Paris FC.

Could this be a new transfer policy adopted by Manchester City? By tightening the purse strings at home the players the club shares its wealth with will instead expand and create a mafia-style system of back scratching and horse heads.

Or perhaps Toure fancies a quiet retreat to Paris as the 31-year-old tries to consider life after retirement. Which is a dilemma many would fancy at 31 years of age...

Tomos Llewellyn

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