Former Manchester City and Barcelona star Yaya Toure has paid a visit to Liverpool’s pre-season training camp.
The Reds are currently in the second week of their training camp in Austria, as they build up their preparations for the new Premier League season.
Jurgen Klopp and his players are due to travel to newly-promoted Norwich City on August 14, before welcoming Burnley to Anfield a week later.
Liverpool have already had some minutes on the pitch this week with two 30-minute friendlies against FC Wacker Innsbruck and Stuttgart, with both games ending in 1-1 draws.
Ahead of their next friendly against Mainz on Friday, Toure, the brother of former Reds defender Kolo, visited the Liverpool training camp.
The ex-Man City midfielder posted two pictures on his Instagram, with one alongside Klopp - and the other with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.
Toure wrote: “Great to meet coach Klopp and watch the Liverpool squad training!
“Top manager and what a humble man, really enjoyed my time with you coach Klopp and the lads here today.”
Mane has revealed the reason for Toure's visit, and what ambitions the Ivory Coast international has for the future.
“I said, ‘Yaya, do you think it is the best idea to come to watch our training?!’ He said, ‘My friend, I’m coming there! Just ask your boss'," Mane told Liverpoolfc.com.
“He is a very, very good guy and I have known him since 2004. He’s a good friend of mine so we always keep in touch and when he asked me if I can ask the boss whether he can come to watch training I said, ‘With pleasure’ and I think the boss was happy to have Yaya with us today to watch training and learn something because I wish him all the best.
“He wants to be a manager in the future and all the boys were happy to see him, to have a quick conversation with him and have a little bit of a talk about City and Liverpool. It was nice to meet him again.”
After facing Mainz, Klopp will get his Liverpool players ready for another friendly against Hertha Berlin next week, before returning to England for two more matches at Anfield against Athletic Club and Osasuna.
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