Yaya Toure's controversial agent has lifted the curse he once asked to be placed on Pep Guardiola to stop him winning the Champions League.
Dimitri Seluk, the Monaco-based adviser who fell out spectacularly with Guardiola over his treatment of Toure, predicted in 2018 that the Manchester City boss would not add to the two European crowns he won with Barcelona after calling on African shamans to put a hex on the Catalan.
But now the Russian has performed an unexpected U-turn by asking for the jinx to be removed - just in time for City’s semi-final meeting with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
