Yaya Toure has named Andres Iniesta as his best-ever teammate in the wake of the Spanish midfielder’s retirement, even though he shared the pitch with Lionel Messi.
The former Barcelona midfielder shared the pitch with some iconic names, from club to international level with the likes of Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Andes Iniesta, Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto’o, Xavi Hernandez and David Villa his teammates at Barcelona.
The retired midfield general also played alongside Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, and Sergio Aguero at Manchester City, while his brother Kolo Toure and Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba were his teammates in the national team.
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Yaya Toure picks Andres Iniesta aa best-ever teammate
The Ivorian legend, who spent three seasons with Barcelona having joined from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in the summer of 2007, played alongside Andres Iniesta in the Barcelona midfield before Pep Guardiola relegated him to the bench.
When asked to named three standouts amongst the players he shared the pitch with in his days as a professional, Toure said;
“Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta. He was then further pressed to choose just one, and the 41-year-old did not hesitate.
“Messi was top, Iniesta was top, Xavi was great, but I will say Iniesta,” Toure revealed (via Goal). “He had something different. Playing with him, wow! It was something else.”
Toure led a successful career, where he won it all with Barcelona, including the treble in 2009. At Manchester City, he enjoyed success with three Premier League titles, while he also won the AFCON title with Ivory Coast in 2015.
