League Two outfit Leyton Orient could not help but exhibit some excitement at having Premier League legend Yaya Toure turned up to train with the club.
After a fairly turbulent season summed up with a mid-table finish, Leyton were happy to be associated with some class, at least temporarily, after ex-Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was spotted training with them.
The 37-year old, whose last played professional football in China with Qingdao Huanghai, trained with Leyton Orient, as he aims to find a new club for next season.
Orient fans, who might have had their hopes up after having the midfielder train with them will be disappointed to learn that he is only training at the club’s grounds purely for fitness.
As soon as travel restrictions are off, Toure will be out seeking a new club.
However, Leyton Orient still snapped at the chance to wind the internet up as they shared Toure’s photo in training with the caption, “League Two isn’t ready”.
Within the first hour, the photo had garnered more than 800 retweets and 1500 likes.
For the fans, it is obviously quite a heart throbbing thought to think of having a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League winner in their team.
Toure, before joining the Premier League, won titles in Spain with Barcelona where he also worked under Pep Guardiola briefly.
On international level, the towering figure led Ivory Coast to a famous Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 2015.
Anaedoonline.ng reported that Yaya Toure endorsed Ex-Ivorian team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid for Ivorian FA presidency
According to Yaya Toure “It’s time for change in our football. It needs modernity. When I say I support Drogba, it’s also for the good of the country, to have a former player of his kind investing himself in Africa.”
Drogba represented his country 105 times and announced his intention to run for the post back in September.
The former Ivory Coast captain faces competition from incumbent Sory Diabate and FIF vice-president Idriss Diallo.
Despite support from Toure, not all players have backed Drogba’s bid. The union of former Ivorian football players have backed Diabate over Drogba.
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