Yaya Toure I've never considered joining Real Madrid because of Barcelona ties

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says he has never considered joining Real Madrid due to his ties with former club Barcelona.Toure had a trophy-laden spell in Spain, playing 74 times for the Spanish giants and winning seven competitions including two Liga titles and the Champions League.However, when asked louis vuitton Outlet whether he would consider a move to their fierce rivals Real Madrid, Toure insists that it was something that had not crossed his mind."I've never considered going to Madrid because I've been a Barca fan for may years," Toure told RAC1. "Madrid are a great club but it would be very hard to play against Barca."Barcelona have always been the most important team to me. They're an example for hard michael kors Outlet online workers and committed players like Xavi and [Carles] Puyol, but also for the fans. They're the best team in the world."The Spanish giants were rumoured to be interested in Toure's City team-mate Sergio Aguero recently, and the Ivory Coast international admits that turning down the Camp Nou would be a tough choice to make."It's difficult to say no christian louboutin sale to Barca," he added. "You can't say no to playing with Xavi, [Lionel] Messi and [Gerard] Pique."The arrival of [Ferran] Soriano and Txiki [Begiristain] helped a lot. Txiki is a great professional and I'm sure the club will continue to grow with them. Hopefully we can reach Barcelona's fake christian louboutin level one day."Toure says that despite the Blaugrana facing a "difficult" tie against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, he fancies his former side to progress."The game against Bayern will be very difficult, but Barca are always favourites for me," he continued. "There are always difficulties in the Champions League, like against Milan, but I believe that Barca's quality - and Messi's above all - can decide the game."James Richardson, Les Ferdinand & Goal.com's Peter Staunton run through the biggest transfer talking points of the week.CLICK THE IMAGE TO SEE THE FIRST EPISODE!

Yaya Toure hopeful Sir Alex Ferguson's departure will herald Manchester City dominance

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure believes Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to retire could prove to be to his side's gain as the blue side of Manchester look to capitalise and claw back the title from neighbours Manchester United.City's disappointing defence of their title this season enabled United to win a 20th league title with relative ease but Toure insists City are ready to pounce next season as United venture into the unknown without their most successful manager."United is a great club and Ferguson is a big character at this club," Toure told reporters. "He has michael kors Outlet built everything at United and the balance I hope will go to the City side now."We will see next year, because there will be a lot of rivalry between Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and United."Tottenham are coming through and the Premier League is going to be very, very tough."Toure's City team-mate Pablo Zabaleta shares this view but feels City need to look closer to home if they are launch a title assault next season. MANCHESTER CITY LATEST7/1Manchester City are 7/1 with Bet365 christian louboutin sale to beat Wigan 3-0 in the FA Cup finalHe said: "We need to think about what's happening at Manchester City now. What's happening on the other side of the town doesn't matter to us."All I can say about Ferguson is that he was a great manager. He has been very successful with Manchester United and we wish him all the best for the future."The FA Cup final on Saturday against Wigan provides City with a golden chance to recover from their failure to retain the replica christian louboutin shoes league title, and Toure admits he and his fellow team-mates are desperate to secure some form of silverware for the season.The midfielder added: "We let the Premier League trophy go to United but now we want to win this one."But it's going to be difficult because we can't think Wigan will let the trophy go, just because of the situation they are in now in the Premier League."For us, this will be a very important trophy. It's is very important to keep winning trophies and that is why I signed a new contract."I want to be part of the history of the club. We've already started that, we've already won some trophies."I hope there are going to be more, like the Champions League and the Premier League, like the FA Cup."This is the only trophy left this season for us and we know it's going to be tough this Saturday. Wigan are a good football team with a fantastic manager."It's going to be tough but we're determined to achieve something for the club and for the fans. For the players it's very important louis vuitton Outlet."