Toure has been sidelined by City since Seluk
publicly criticised Guardiola over his treatment of the
in September.
Guardiola has since said he will not pick the Ivorian again
until he receives an apology from his long-time
representative.
Toure took steps to end his exile on Friday morning by
releasing a statement on his Facebook page.
The 33-year-old wrote: "I wish to apologise - on behalf of
myself and those who represent me - to the management
team and all those working at the club for the
misunderstandings from the past."
Seluk joined the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast shortly after
the statement was released.
And the outspoken Ukrainian said that, while he was eager
to make peace with Guardiola, he was not prepared to
follow his client's lead and say sorry for his comments.
Seluk, who accused the City manager of 'humiliating' Toure
by leaving him out of his Champions League squad,
insisted: "I'm not apologising.
"We want peace, but I'm not apologising. Apologise for
what?
"Maybe Toure has apologised for this, but I don't know for
what.
"I think Yaya don't mean this. He wants peace between him
Guardiola."
Seluk says it is now up to Guardiola to decide whether to
welcome Toure back in from the cold.
But he insists the former Barcelona star, who has won two
Premier League titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups
during his time at City, still has much to offer.
"A lot of supporters want to see Yaya on the field and Yaya
wants to help Manchester City get good results," he said.
"A player like Yaya, one of the top players in the world who
has a very big salary, normally does not stay out of the
team. He must play.
"We want to make peace between Guardiola, Yaya and me
for the supporters, the team and for the results.
"For Manchester City, the fans and for football , it is
important Yaya plays because he is a top player.
"We will see about the future, but most important we make
steps to each other. Guardiola must now do the next step,
because we make a step from our side to make peace.
"Yaya has won two titles and this team is in his heart. He is
a legend in the history of this club.
"Now we say nothing. We’ve made our steps now and we
will see what Guardiola will do."
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