Inter has yet to submit an official offer to Manchester City for Yaya Touré. Even though the rumours about an Inter move are more and more consistent for the Ivorian, Inter has yet to start negotiations with Manchester City according to The Times. It’s likely that Inter wants to find an agreement with Touré before they start negotiating with City.
Source: Fcinternews.it

Reminds me on Sir Alex approach.
Grear move to convince the player before negotiations – his willingness will make the transfer negotiations easier