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Brest chief Lorenzi: Yaya Toure offered to us

Manchester City great Yaya Toure is determined to play on next season.

Toure's last club was Qingdao Huanghai, which he left last season after helping win promotion to the Chinese Super League.

But at 37, he still hopes to play on as confirmed by Brest sporting director Grégory Lorenzi.

Lorenzi has revealed they've been offered the Ivory Coast midfielder: "So, I was offered Yaya Touré. Two years ago it was Michael Essien.

"It's rare, but I still see funny things. I recently received a message telling me to position myself on Franck Ribery..."

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