Yaya Toure has thrown his Manchester City future into doubt by backing up his agent's claims that the club's wealthy owners showed him a lack of respect on his 31st birthday.
Dimitri Seluk told BBC Sport that Toure was "very upset" and could leave City.
Toure initially played down the row on Twitter, saying: "Don't take words that do not come from my mouth seriously."
But he then posted "Everything Dimitri said is true. He speaks for me. I will explain after the World Cup."
City gave Toure a birthday cake as they flew to Abu Dhabi and tweeted their congratulations after he turned 31 on 13 May, but Seluk says he was ignored by the club's owners when the squad arrived in the United Arab Emirates last week to celebrate their Premier League title triumph.
"None of them shook his hand on his birthday. It's really sick," Seluk said.
City declined to comment officially on Seluk's initial claims and are yet to respond to BBC Sport over Toure's subsequent comments.
The agent also claimed Toure was unhappy last summer, shortly before he signed a new four-year contract, but insisted this latest row is about "respect", not money.
"He got a cake but when it was Roberto Carlos's birthday, the president of Anzhi gave him a Bugatti," Seluk added.
"I don't expect City to present Yaya with a Bugatti, we only asked that they shook his hand and said 'we congratulate you'. It is the minimum they must do when it is his birthday and the squad is all together.
Seluk is adamant he is not looking to negotiate an improved contract for Toure, saying: "No. Money is not important. He has enough money.
"The most important thing is a human relationship and maybe this is his opportunity for Yaya to find that. If City don't respect him, then, easy, Yaya will leave. No problem.
"It is more important he plays for a club that respects him more than having a few thousand pounds added to his salary."
"I have spoken to him about leaving and we will see what happens, but, at the moment, Yaya is really upset."
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