The highly anticipated signing of Yaya Toure is now complete and it signals another huge step forward. Recent rumours had suggested Guardiola was keen to retain him but City have now been able to confirm a transfer that has been on the cards for a few weeks now.
Yaya Toure could be an integral part of our 'midfield overhaul' - a tough tackling, ball playing, box-to-box midfielder seen by many as the true heir to the young Patrick Vieira. For vast parts of last season our play seemed to stagnate in the centre of the field, Yaya will be able to turn defence into attack in a way that we don't have at the moment.
Reading comments from Barcelona fans over the past month, they are aggrieved that Yaya had too few opportunities and felt that the club's desire to field a strong contingent of Spanish players was the only reason Busquets was regularly preferred to him.
The signing is not only another huge statement by the club, but it addresses one of our problem areas - we have some great players in the defensive midfield position but not much variety. Coming soon after the Silva signing, the strength of City's first eleven on paper rivals most teams now and the excitement for the new season continues to grow.
Brother of the club captain Kolo, Yaya will be hoping his brother will retain his place in the centre of defence - and perhaps they can offer a strong understanding playing infront of one another.
On top of his pass for Drogba's goal against Brazil and his well taken goal against North Korea in this summer's World Cup, here are two examples of the rounded game he offers:
I should add that the first goal is in the Copa Del Rey final.
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