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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers could be set for a sensational January move for Yaya Toure, according to reports from Greece.

The Manchester City and Ivory Coast legend is a free agent after leaving Athens giants Olympiacos in December.

Gazzetta.gr claim Celtic boss Rodgers has been been liaising with Toure's big brother Kolo - a coach at Parkhead - in a bid to lure the 35-year-old to Parkhead.

Toure left Manchester City at the end of last season but struggled in Greece making just four appearances for Olympiacos before agreeing to terminate his contract last month.

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The midfielder, who is a guest on Sky Sport's Monday Night Football tonight for the coverage of the Manchester City vs Wolves match, won three Premier League titles in eight years at City.

But last year, he hit out at Pep Guardiola claiming he had a “problem with black players” – adding Barcelona players felt that way too.

Toure told France Football: “He was cruel with me. It got to the point I asked myself if it was because of my colour.

“I’m not the first, other Barca players asked the question too. Maybe us Africans aren’t always treated the same by certain people.

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“When you see the problems he [Pep] has often had with African players, everywhere he has been, I ask myself questions.

“He’s too intelligent to be caught. He’ll never admit it [not liking Africans]. But the day he picks a team with five Africans in, I promise I will send him a cake!”

The cake reference came four years after Toure threatened to leave the Etihad because the club failed to buy him a birthday cake.

His Russian adviser, Dmitry Seluk, said at the time: “Yaya is so upset, he is thinking of leaving City,”

“There are a number of things that have happened that have left Yaya feeling bitterly upset. City have treated him with disrespect and have really hurt him

Toure has amassed 101 caps for his country over the last 14 years, captaining his country at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.