Ivorian youngster Toure joined Hoffenheim from Swedish club Hammarby last year and has effectively quadrupled his asking price in just over 12 months.
Toure has had a hand in 20 goals since arriving in German football, five goals and 15 assists to be precise, including winning the odd penalty, and has featured for Ivory Coast at this summer’s World Cup.
Toure has followed a well-trodden path by African teenagers in recent years; ASEC Mimosas to Scandinavia, followed by a move to a bigger European league. At each juncture, Toure has raised his game to the required level.
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He spent less than a year with Hammarby, who made a tenfold return on their investment when selling to Hoffenheim, and this summer, he is expected to join the Premier League elite.
The 20-year-old is a pure speedster, genuinely one of the fastest in Europe. He’s excellent at running in behind and unlike some players renowned for their quickness over the ground, boasts tangible end product at the climax of his team’s attacking moves.
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Toure loves blazing down the left-hand side, asking the question of his opposing full-back: ‘Can you keep up?’
He’s a prolific dribbler, an even more potent chance creator and currently riding the crest of a wave. The Bundesliga has provided the platform for Ivory Coast’s devastating wide duo of Toure and Yan Diomande to flourish this past season.
Toure is a waif of a winger, slight and swift with roadrunner qualities and if his finishing were to improve, could realistically become the next £100m winger.
Hoffenheim have had a brilliant season and will be playing in Europe next season, but the lure of Premier League football is seemingly too great – and we don’t blame him.
DID YOU KNOW: Toure’s father worked as a milkman in Ivorian capital Abidjan
