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Yaya Toure is involved in a blistering attack on the men who run Manchester City.

His Monaco-based agent Dimitri Seluk believes that Toure is being made a scapegoat for City’s miserable season, following speculation that the champions will sell the Ivory Coast midfielder in the summer.

Seluk has branded manager Manuel Pellegrini “a good coach, but a weak manager.”

But, speaking exclusively to Sunday Mirror Sport, he has saved his most stinging rebuke for chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain.

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Seluk said: “Some people at City are trying to blame Yaya for what has happened this season.

“But those people aren’t taking responsibility for their own mistakes.

“I am talking about executives who have bought players for a lot of money - and then put those players on the bench.

“I am talking about executives who spend

“I feel sorry for Pellegrini. He is a good coach, but a weak manager.

“He won the title with the team left behind by Roberto Mancini.

“It seems the answer for everything at City is to blame Yaya.”

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Pellegrini will be sacked if City fail to qualify for the Champions League - although the roles of Soriano and Begiristain will also be scrutinised after City spent £86million on Eliaquim Mangala, Wilfried Bony, Fernando, Willy Caballero and Bacary Sagna without improving the squad.

It has been suggested that City will look to offload Toure, who earns £220,000-a-week, and former Etihad boss Mancini has made it clear

Seluk said: “Yaya’s has had a very tough year. He has played in the World Cup and at the African Nations and played almost every minute of every game for City.

“Also, his brother died last year and he is still badly affected by the loss.

“The problem is that City want Yaya to do everything. They want him to score goals, they want him to assist goals, and they want him to defend.

“He cannot do it all on his own.

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“It is also interesting that City could not win a match when Yaya was away at the African Nations.”

Seluk added: “If City want Yaya to leave then they should come out and say so.

“Two of the biggest clubs have already asked me if he is available and I know that if City said they will sell, then another 10 would call me inside 24 hours.

“And if City are worried about money then, they can keep their money in their wallet, because I know that other teams will pay Yaya what he earns now.”