LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Yaya Toure’s agent Dimitri Seluk has revealed that the ‘curse’ of Pep Guardiola never winning a Champions League again has been broken.
Seluk said, back in 2018, that Pep Guardiola will never again win the Champions League title in his career because African Shamans had placed a curse on the manager due to his alleged mistreatment of the midfielder.
Speaking to The Mirror, Seluk said: “I want to apologise for this matter. I think it is time for this bitterness to stop – and I know that Yaya feels the same because he wishes nothing but success for City. I can say that the spell has now been lifted by the shamans – and that I think City will win the Champions League under Pep.
“They have a good chance of winning it this year. But whatever happens, they will definitely win it in the next three years. Do you remember when I once criticised City for not giving Yaya a cake on his birthday? Well, it is my birthday this month and my present is for this curse to be ended. In fact, it is my hope that City win the Treble this season.”
During the 2020–21 season, City under Guardiola came agonizingly close to winning their first Champions League championship, but Chelsea prevailed.
In spite of leading Real Madrid 4-2 after the first leg of their semi-final match last year, they were eliminated from the competition but for the first time since Manchester in 1999–2000, they are on track to win the “treble” this time.
Nonetheless, the opening leg of Guardiola’s team’s Champions League semifinal matchup versus Real Madrid will take place on Tuesday in Madrid.