Police investigating racist tweets sent to Man City star

Yaya Toure: Police investigating 'racist' tweets sent to Man City star

Police have been investigating, a racially aggravated tweet which was sent to Yaya Toure on his tweeter account which he reactivated after absence of five months. The Police have confirmed the reports and anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said it had "received complaints" about two tweets of a "racist nature" and had informed the police on Monday.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: "Officers are currently investigating."

Earlier, a Kick it Out spokesman said Toure had been back on Twitter "for a matter of hours" when he "received abuse of an appalling nature".

"We are disturbed by the fact that someone can be treated this way," the spokesperson added.

"We will offer Yaya Toure our full support."

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said he expected the matter would be dealt with by the relevant authorities.

"The people in charge will do the right things," he said, adding that the abuse would have little impact on the player's performance.

"I think Yaya is an experienced player. He is always trying to fight against those things but I don't think he will have any problem about that, to play in the way he knows to do it," said the Chilean.

Toure who has been out of form this season is still an influential figure in Manchester City squad, and a face for Black footballers all across the globe.