Yaya Toure appointed as manager of Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toure-yaya/v1SiJzyM/"]Yaya Toure[/a], 43, has signed a three-year contract in the Slovakian capital.[/p][p][b]“I’m very happy and excited; honestly, I can’t wait for us to get to work together on Monday,"[/b] Toure said in a club statement.[/p][p][b]"I want to build on that while also bringing something new and unique of my own. Football is everything to me. I love challenges and am incredibly excited to coach a great club with a rich history, a beautiful stadium, and high ambitions."[/b][/p][embed guid="b56ab97f-caeb-4592-bd0a-6b3bbaf5beda" url="https://x.com/SKSlovan/status/2065782114465780006?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slovan-bratislava/QRaWdwQf/"]Slovan Bratislava[/a] job will be Toure's first as the head coach of a senior team after retiring in 2020. Toure has previously worked as an assistant at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/olimpik-donetsk/8QKrOpPo/"]Olimpik Donetsk[/a] in Ukraine, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/akhmat-grozny/bJGqkoet/"]Akhmat Grozny[/a] in Russia, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-liege/vsnvCI6G/"]Standard Liege[/a] in Belgium, and most recently with the Saudi Arabian national team alongside Roberto Mancini, under whose tutelage Toure won the Premier League with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] in 2012.[/p][p]Club chairman Ivan Kmotrik Jr. called the appointment of Yaya Toure the beginning of a new era for the 24-time Nike Liga winners.[/p][p][b]"I am very pleased that Yaya Toure is our new head coach,"[/b] Smotrik said.[/p][p][b]"I am glad we agreed on a three-year contract and that together, we will begin building a new era for Slovan Bratislava. My goal was to bring in someone with the experience at the highest level of world football - and who is also highly motivated to make a name for himself as a coach."[/b][/p][p]Toure faces a tough start, as Slovan Bratislava will find out their opponent for the Champions League second qualifying round at the draw in Nyon on June 17th.[/p]