Inter Milan desperate to sign Yaya Toure

Manchester City star Yaya Toure has been linked to a transfer to Inter Milan after Javier Zanetti show how desperate they are to sign the midfield player.

Narazzurri boss Roberto Mancini has made no secret of his desire to be reunited with the 31-year-old Ivorian in the summer.

Mancini signed Toure during his time in charge of City, where they went on to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield together.

The former Barcelona ace was heavily linked with a move to local rivals Manchester United last summer

However, Zanetti insists Inter will do all they can to lure Toure to the San Siro.

The club's vice-president said on the speculation: "He's a world-class player. We are talking about a great champion who Mancini knows well.

"We must respect certain parameters but we will do everything possible to make him happy within those parameters."

Yaya Toure accused by Jamie Carragher of ducking out of Puncheon free-kick after City loss

    Puncheon takes the free kick that dent the hopes of Manchester City title challenge

According to dailymail.co.uk: Yaya Toure was accused by Jamie Carragher of ducking out of the way of Jason Puncheon's free-kick which killed off Manchester City's hopes of salvaging something from Selhurst Park.

Toure was part of a five-man wall when Puncheon stepped up to double Crystal Palace's lead, but Sportsmail columnist Carragher feels the City midfielder did not do enough to stop the winner.

'That's not acceptable when you go into a wall,' Carragher said on Monday Night Football. 'The rest of them are desperate to be hit with the ball in the face and it's poor from Yaya Toure.

                           Yaya Toure ducking out of the way of Puncheon free-kick