Inter Milan target Yaya Toure is set to meet the Manchester City hierarchy soon and express his desire to make a move away from the club, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Nerazzurri have identified the Ivorian midfielder as their primary transfer target and have been working tirelessly behind the scenes on the deal over the past few months.
The Italian giants have done all the heavy lifting in the deal and are claimed to have even convinced the Manchester City midfielder to take a pay cut to move to the San Siro this summer.
Inter’s hard work is seem to be paying off as it has been claimed that Toure is set to meet the Manchester City hierarchy in the next few days and express his interest in leaving the club.
Manuel Pellegrini has expressed his desire to keep the player at the Etihad but is looking increasingly likely that Toure will leave the blue half of Manchester this summer.
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It has been claimed that Toure has already agreed a five-year deal with Inter worth €5m per season and the club will initiate talks with Manchester City soon over a transfer fee.
The Nerazzurri are hoping to close out the deal for a transfer fee of around €12m to €14m.
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