Toure is desperate to get regular first-team action and has threatened to leave Eastlands.
Toure has recently been strongly linked with a move to French side Paris St Germain.
He told France Football: “It is a delicate situation for me and I know that it is going to be very difficult for me to regain my place because the team is doing well and getting good results. But I am patient and the African Nations Cup is nearly here.
“For now, I don’t see a departure in the January window as an option. It is difficult to think that when you are at a club like Manchester City.
“But, in football, everything can change very quickly and you never know. That will depend on the game time I get before the window.”
When asked about the interest from PSG, he continued: “Once again, everything depends on the game time I get from here. I want to play and if that doesn’t change, I will have to ask myself some tough questions.
“PSG is a big club like City, Arsenal or Milan, and it wants to become one of the best in the world and is investing in great players. Clearly, they are not inconsequential. I don’t know a player who would refuse PSG.”
