Toure made 29 Premier League appearances last season
Manchester City are set to complete the signing of Arsenal defender Kolo Toure for an initial fee of £14m, rising to a possible £17m, BBC Sport understands.
The 28-year-old is in Manchester for a medical and confirmation of the deal is expected later on Wednesday.
City boss Mark Hughes, who failed to lure Chelsea centre-back John Terry to Eastlands last week, has long admired the Ivory Coast international.
Toure was linked to City in January but Arsenal said then he was not for sale.
He has been with Arsenal since 2002 but failed to hold down a regular starting place last season.
Toure played for Arsenal on Monday night in a pre-season friendly in Hungary, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: "We will see what's happening in the next 24 hours, nothing is decided
"We have seven centre-backs and I am in the position where I have to play some in midfield but of course Kolo is a very good player and we will see what will happen in the next 24 hours."
Toure has played 326 games for the Gunners, scoring 14 goals, and has two years left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
He handed in a transfer request in January, which was rejected by the Arsenal boarD29 July 2009
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Toure made 29 Premier League appearances last season
Manchester City are set to complete the signing of Arsenal defender Kolo Toure for an initial fee of £14m, rising to a possible £17m, BBC Sport understands.
The 28-year-old is in Manchester for a medical and confirmation of the deal is expected later on Wednesday.
City boss Mark Hughes, who failed to lure Chelsea centre-back John Terry to Eastlands last week, has long admired the Ivory Coast international.
Toure was linked to City in January but Arsenal said then he was not for sale.
He has been with Arsenal since 2002 but failed to hold down a regular starting place last season.
Toure played for Arsenal on Monday night in a pre-season friendly in Hungary, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said: "We will see what's happening in the next 24 hours, nothing is decided
"We have seven centre-backs and I am in the position where I have to play some in midfield but of course Kolo is a very good player and we will see what will happen in the next 24 hours."
Toure has played 326 games for the Gunners, scoring 14 goals, and has two years left on his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
He handed in a transfer request in January, which was rejected by the Arsenal boarD
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