AS Monaco player, Yaya Toure may berth in Camp Nou sooner than expected.


Among the five players who top the incoming players transfer list at Camp Nou, Yaya Toure may likely be the first to complete his crossover from France to Spain as FC Barcelona close in on the AS Monaco star.
Four other players have been short-listed in the first list drawn up by the Blaugrana. The players include Eric Abidal of Olympique Lyon, Christian Chivu of AS Roma, Jorge Andrade of Deprotivo La Coruna and Theirry Henry of Arsenal FC.


Talks on Yaya are said to have reached an advanced stage with only 3 Million Euros separating the young Ivorian from relocating to Spain. Barcelona are being asked by AS Monaco to increase their offer price to 12 Million Euros up from the 9 Million Euros Barca have put on the table. In order to sort things out on the Toure transfer, a weekend meeting in Spain has been scheduled between Yaya Toure's representative, Dimitri Selluyk, and FC Barcelona's Technical Director, Txiki Begiristain who will be in the company of Barca vice president Ferran Soriano.

Among other things on his mind, Selluyk wants to personally make Barcelona understand AS Monaco are insisting on the 12 Million Euro figure because the French Club has to honour their financial obligation in an old deal which requires Monaco to pay half of Toure's transfer fee from Metalurg Donetsk of Ukraine.


Yaya Toure himself has expressed interest in playing The Catalan giants and this decision of his has received a lot of support from various quarters including Gerard, former FC Barcelona player and Monaco teammate of Yaya.