Time for Touré to shine at Barcelona
Tuesday 26 June 2007 Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Touré said on Tuesday he was ready to make his mark in European football after following Thierry Henry in signing for FC Barcelona.
Monaco move
A day after Henry's high-profile switch from Arsenal FC, the 24-year-old Touré was unveiled at Camp Nou after his move from AS Monaco FC. He spent just one season in Ligue 1, where he played 27 times and scored five goals, but it was enough to convince the Spanish giants of his ability. Barcelona have reportedly paid €9m for his services on a four-year contract. "You have to be well prepared to come to a club like Barcelona and I feel ready enough to face this challenge and become a key player," Touré said.
Vieira similarity
He has been likened in playing style to France midfielder Patrick Vieira but Touré said he was keen to make his own mark. "I have a great respect for Vieira, but I am also very talented and I want to prove what I'm capable of doing on the pitch," he said. "Since I was a kid I have always wanted to play at a club like this. This is a dream come true. I want to learn Catalan and I'll start classes straight away."
Early fame
The younger brother of Henry's former Arsenal team-mate Kolo Touré, he has long been linked with a move to one of Europe's leading clubs. He first came to prominence as a teenager in Belgium at KSK Beveren before moving on to FC Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine in 2004. He then switched to Greek side Olympiacos CFP for the 2005/06 season but lasted only a year before Monaco came calling.
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科洛的弟弟,一个样啊[em13][em13][em13][em13][em13]
雅雅托尼正式转会巴萨
科特迪瓦中场表示他已经准备好跟随亨利的脚步加盟巴塞罗那.
摩纳哥转会
亨利转会一日之后,24岁的科特迪瓦人在从摩纳哥转会到来之后也在诺坎普球场亮相.托尼在法甲联赛待了一个赛季,打了
27场比赛并且进5球,但这足以向巴塞罗那证明了他的实力.巴萨报价900万欧元,与雅雅签署4年的合同."你要为加盟巴萨做好准备,我感觉自己能够面对挑战并且能成为巴萨的关键球员."
新维埃拉(又一个[em04])
有人将他的球风比作成"维埃拉式"的风格,但托尼表示只想坚持自己的特点."我非常崇拜维埃拉,但我有天分而且要证明自己能够在场上做任何事情."他说."我小的时候就已经梦想能够加盟这样一间豪门俱乐部,现在梦想成真了.我得学习一下加泰罗尼亚语."
年少成名
作为亨利在阿森纳的前任队友科洛托尼的弟弟,雅雅很久以前就被预言会加盟一支顶级的欧洲球队.雅雅04年在比利时贝瓦伦俱乐部与乌克兰顿涅茨克冶金的比赛上(我们的卫星球会啊[em10])初次亮相.05/06赛季转投亨克以及奥林匹亚科斯队,但一个赛季之后就再次转会到了摩纳哥.
一样价钱,比那个戴维斯不知好多少倍[em04][em04][em04][em04],老板怎么吝啬都不会漏掉这个吧.
