Man City legend Yaya Toure announces new job after leaving Tottenham Hotspur Academy role
manchestereveningnews.co.ukYaya Toure has revealed he is leaving his role at Tottenham’s Academy to take up the position of assistant coach at Belgian side Standard Liege.
The former Manchester City midfielder coached the Spurs Under-16s side last season. He previously held positions at Ukrainian side Olimpik Donetsk and Russian team Akhmat Grozny, having left City in 2018 and ended his playing career after spells in Greece and China.
Toure, 40, wrote on Twitter: "I am delighted to share that I will be taking on the role of assistant coach at Standard de Liege.
It’s an honour to join the club and I am looking forward to working with head coach Carl Hoefkens. "I would like to thank everyone at the Tottenham Hotspur Academy for their support in the 18 months I spent with the club.
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