Yaya Toure has been told by Pep Guardiola he will not play again for Manchester City until his agent apologises for speaking out in the media.
Toure's representative, Dimitri Seluk, recently suggested manager Guardiola humiliated the midfielder by leaving him out of City's Champions League squad.
The Ivorian has appeared in just one of City's eight games this season - not even making the bench for the other seven - and it was assumed this was because he did not feature in Guardiola's plans.
But now Guardiola has revealed there is more to it, with the Spaniard angered by Seluk's frequent comments to the press.
Guardiola said: "It was so difficult for me to put him out of the Champions League, so difficult. I know him, I know he's a good, good guy, but the list is the list.
"But the day after his manager spoke, in that moment Yaya is out. I accept if Mr Dimitri Seluk came in a press conference or (spoke to) his friends in the media - because he has not the courage to call me - and apologised to Manchester City, his team-mates and the trainer, when that happens Yaya will be part of the group and he will have the same chance to play all the games.
"I cannot accept as a coach, every manager when his player doesn't play, going to the media to speak and speak and speak.
"I know how Dimitri Seluk loves Yaya Toure. If he loves me, show me and make apologies to Manchester City what he did with the journalists."
Source: PA
