In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Mid-May this year and staff at Manchester City had a problem. It was Yaya Toure’s birthday and they needed to ensure their star midfielder had a cake. Some people inside the club cared and others didn’t. Toure himself probably didn’t care. But City knew the media would be asking and it was, after all, best to have all bases covered. Toure got his cake. Three months ago, this was not untypical of Toure’s life in England.One of the great players of the Barclays Premier League had been worn down by too much football and his future at City was cast into doubt — not only because of his poor form, but by the persistent pronouncements of close friend and agent Dimitri Seluk.It looked like Yaya Toure would be leaving Manchester City in the summerFriend and agent Dimitry Seluk wanted his client to finish career elsewhereIt was easy to question Toure's state of mind in a disappointing last seasonToure was back to his best in the 3-0 rout at West Brom on Monday nightNow midfielder has his sights set on Chelsea: 'I know what I have to do' 
 Question:Nevertheless, _ understands now that his agent’s apparent desire for one last lucrative transfer was a hindrance last season and a conversation between them to that effect is believed to have taken place.
Yaya Toure

A day after the government announced acceptance of the long-pending demand on One-Rank, One-Pension (OROP) by ex-servicemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned efforts to mislead the servicemen on the early retirement benefits while addressing a rally in Faridabad on Sunday. While inaugurating an extension of ITO-Badarpur Metro section till Escort Mujeser, in Faridabad’s Sector-12 ground, PM Modi asserted that the Congress government has no right to ask any question pertaining to OROP. During his 35-minute speech, Modi took credit for implementing One Rank One Pension (OROP) and said that all previous estimates either done by the Congress government or by the Koshyari committee were wrong.Prime Minister's comments came at a rally in FaridabadModi also inaugurated an extension of the ITO-Badarpur Metro 
 Question:He added that implementing _ could affect other departments but the government was ready to take up such risks for the welfare of the veterans.
OROP

(CNN) -- It's an odd pairing, really, the gadget-obsessed tech giant from Silicon Valley teaming up with hip-hop super producer Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine. But late Thursday, reports surfaced that a $3.2 billion deal was in the works for Apple to scoop up Beats Electronics, the world's most popular maker of headphones and, more recently, the company behind a highly regarded music-streaming service. Neither side has confirmed the deal, though Dre came dangerously close in a new video in which he declared himself "the first billionaire in hip-hop." For fans of Apple, Beats, or both, the main question here is obvious: If the reports are true, what will it mean for me, the consumer?Apple is reportedly close to buying headphone maker Beats ElectronicsThe tech giant could incorporate Beats research into "smart headphones"Analysts predict Beats brand, popular with young buyers, won't go awayThe deal would also boost Apple's music streaming potential 
 Question:Meanwhile, _ could tap into Beats' existing research and development and manufacturing knowhow to develop new products under the Apple name.

Apple