Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk believes Barcelona are pricing the midfielder out of a move to the Premier League.
Toure has been widely tipped to leave Camp Nou this summer after making just 18 starts in the league last term.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Manchester City, while talk of a switch to Arsenal as part of a deal that would see Cesc Fabregas join Barca has also been mooted.
Seluk would prefer Toure to join English champions Chelsea but admitted the Blues may be put off by the price tag.
"The problem is that Barca are asking for too much money because Yaya's demands are totally within reach of the clubs that want to sign him. The problem is what Barca are asking for," he told Sport newspaper.
"I would prefer him to play for Chelsea because they are a very strong team who have been in the elite for many years and who always aspire to be the best, but they won't pay so much money."
Seluk went on to admit that any transfer is unlikely to happen before the start of the World Cup with Toure on international duty with the Ivory Coast.
"Yaya is concentrating on the World Cup and I am sure he is going to play an important part," he added.
"As things stand, it is possible there is no definitive agreement before the World Cup.
"The ball is in Barcelona's court."
Toure has been widely tipped to leave Camp Nou this summer after making just 18 starts in the league last term.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Manchester City, while talk of a switch to Arsenal as part of a deal that would see Cesc Fabregas join Barca has also been mooted.
Seluk would prefer Toure to join English champions Chelsea but admitted the Blues may be put off by the price tag.
"The problem is that Barca are asking for too much money because Yaya's demands are totally within reach of the clubs that want to sign him. The problem is what Barca are asking for," he told Sport newspaper.
"I would prefer him to play for Chelsea because they are a very strong team who have been in the elite for many years and who always aspire to be the best, but they won't pay so much money."
Seluk went on to admit that any transfer is unlikely to happen before the start of the World Cup with Toure on international duty with the Ivory Coast.
"Yaya is concentrating on the World Cup and I am sure he is going to play an important part," he added.
"As things stand, it is possible there is no definitive agreement before the World Cup.
"The ball is in Barcelona's court."
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