Source: Daily_Mail
United and Arsenal poised for summer scrap over Barcelona star Yaya Toure
Manchester United and Arsenal have both lodged an interest in signing Yaya Toure from Barcelona at the end of the season.[LNB]Toure signed a new contract last year, convinced he was central to Pep Guardiola's long-term plans but has only made four La Liga appearances this season.[LNB] Struggle: Yaya Toure has seen his playing time limited this season[LNB]Barcelona have made public their intention to target midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Javier Mascherano, leaving Toure, who will represent Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations in January, to concede his career at the Nou Camp is certain to end in the summer.[LNB]Interest: Arsene Wenger[LNB]United, Arsenal and Inter Milan have all asked Toure's agent Dmitri Seluk to keep them informed about developments.[LNB] Manchester City are also interested but Toure will not join them, even though his brother Kolo is the captain at Eastlands.[LNB]'If he does leave Barca, he will not go to Manchester City because he will sign for a bigger club,' said Seluk.[LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson is an admirer of the 26-year-old defensive midfielder, although he is keen to give Owen Hargreaves a chance to regain full fitness and prove he can still compete at the top level.[LNB]Arsene Wenger has also watched him closely, ever since allowing him to slip away when he left Arsenal's feeder club Beveren, in Belgium, to play for Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine.[LNB] Liverpool star Javier would 'obviously say yes' to replacing Yaya at BarcaCity aren't big enough for Kolo, insists Arsenal star's brother Yaya ToureYaya Toure rubbishes Arsenal and Man City link, insisting he's happy at BarcaMANCHESTER UNITED FC
