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Pellegrini: Yaya's happy at Man City

Yaya Toure has been linked with a move away from the club. Credit: PA

Manuel Pellegrini believes Yaya Toure can still find the challenges he wants at Manchester City.

Toure, City's midfield driving force in recent seasons, was quoted this week as saying he was open to "new challenges".

That has been interpreted as a hint he could look to move on, while the Ivorian's agent Dimitri Seluk has also made critical comments about the club.

Despite that, Toure has remained at City and Pellegrini claims to see no reason why that should not remain the case.

Pellegrini said: "Maybe the new challenge is at City also.

"There are lot of different places you can have it but City also is a challenge and I am sure Yaya is very happy here.

"We have a project here, every year we are trying to improve.

"Maybe you cannot win titles every year but I think the project of the club is to improve the squad, to improve as a club so there are a lot of important things and I think it is an important challenge."