The number of Premier League legends who played in England’s top tier during the first decade of the 21st century returning to the league, this time as coaches, is increasing.Vincent Kompany and Ruud van Nistelrooy were Burnley and Leicester bosses, Mikel Arteta is sitting on Arsenal’s bench, John Terry and Darren Fletcher are working with Chelsea and Man United youth categories, while Giovanni van Bronckhorst is Arne Slot’s assistant at Liverpool.As of today, this iconic group of players is much stronger, as Kolo Toure has officially been named a member of Pep Guardiola’s staff at Man City.𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: Kolo Toure has joined Pep Guardiola’s backroom staff on a full-time basis. 🚨‼️ pic.twitter.com/cODwRNRPJF— City Report (@cityreport_) July 15, 2025 The 44-year-old was on some sort of probation during the FIFA Club World Cup, where he was one of the Spaniard’s crew members, and he apparently left a positive impression, as he’ll keep the assistant role permanently.Toure is the only African to have played for Arsenal, Man City, and Liverpool. He was one of the key figures within the Gunners’ “Invincibles” and won five trophies with the North London side, as well as two more with the Cityzens.He ended his career at Scottish Celtic in 2017 and shortly thereafter became an assistant manager of the Ivory Coast U-23 team and senior squad for their 2018 African Nations Championship campaign.Toure’s reign in Wigan ends after only 59 days!?Afterwards, he returned to Celtic and joined Brendan Rodgers’ staff. When the Northern Irish joined Leicester in 2019, Toure continued working by his side.The Ivorian got his maiden head coach role in 2022 when he sat on the bench of then-Championship side Wigan Athletic, but spent only two months with the Latics, which was his last coaching job before the FIFA CWC.Still, Toure’s immense experience will undoubtedly benefit the Cityzens’ locker room, while the knowledge he gathered playing under legends like Arsene Wenger, Roberto Mancini, and Jurgen Klopp is priceless.##NAJAVA_MECA_9019132##
