Yaya Toure: Manchester City were celebrating the title while my brother was dying

Yaya Toure has y at Manchester City

for apparently not granting him time away from club

obligations in Abu Dhabi to visit his dying brother.

Ibrahim Toure, who had been suffering with cancer,

died aged 28 last week while his brothers Yaya and

Kolo were on international duty with Ivory Coast at the

World Cup.

Former Barcelona midfielder Yaya has, however,

suggested that City did not grant him permission to

visit Ibrahim shortly after the club sealed the Premier

League title.

Instead, Manuel Pellegrini's side travelled to Abu

Dhabi to face Al-Ain in a celebratory post-season

friendly.

"He [Ibrahim] was my confidant, my best friend too.

City did not want to give me a few days [before

leaving for the World Cup with Ivory Coast]," Yaya

said, as quoted by France Football.

"I went to celebrate the league title in Abu Dhabi,

while my brother was dying in his bed.

"Afterwards, I was angry with myself for not having

insisted. For not having enforced [my absence from

the trip]. However, my [City] officials knew that I was

suffering for a few months at seeing my brother's

health decline."

Yaya had previously stated he would seek to clarify

his future at the Etihad Stadium after the World Cup.