Liverpool midfielder Sadio Mane has revealed Yaya Toure is considering a role in management after being without a club for over a year.
The Manchester City legend reportedly retired from the game in 2019, but Toure later refuted those claims and enjoyed a stint at Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai during the 2019/20 season.
However, he left the Chinese outfit in January 2020 and has not returned to a playing role since. He had been spotted training with Leyton Orient last summer, but did not sign a contract with the League Two club in the end.
Now the Ivorian international has resurfaced in an unusual setting once again this summer, casting an eye over Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool pre-season training sessions in Austria.
Toure was pictured taking photos with Liverpool's leading stars in the searing sunshine on the club's official website.
And Liverpool star Mane revealed that the former City midfielder visited the club as he is looking to enter the realm of football management.
“He is a very, very good guy and I have known him since 2004," Mane told Liverpoolfc.com
"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.”
Toure later tweeted about the experience, and was effusive in his praise of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
"Great to meet coach Klopp and watch the @liverpoolfc squad training! Top manager and what a humble man, really enjoyed my time with you coach Klopp and the lads here today," the 38-year-old wrote.
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