Manchester City star Yaya Toure has revealed that he has to "hide" from women who try to sleep with him because he is happily married.

The 31-year-old, who insists that he remains faithful to his wife Gineba, has described the women who go after him as "embarrassing".

According to The Mirror, in an interview with an Ivorian magazine, Toure said: "I hide. In order to escape them you have to change your phone number regularly as they've all got good contacts. But you can't live without a phone as there are things to deal with every day.

"Sometimes I wonder what's going through girls' heads. It's embarrassing. There was one who openly courted me. It was really shocking! She asked for my phone number and I gave her a wrong number in order to get away from her.

"I escape from them. I'm married. My wife is enough for me. I like peace and that's my way of living."

Toure has been a City player since 2010 following his move from Barcelona.