Yaya Toure's agent has urged fans to show their love for the midfielder by taking birthday cakes to Saturday's clash with Leicester City.
Toure, who turns 34 on Saturday, is out of contract at the end of the season and a source has told ESPN FC that there have been no discussions over a new deal.
Toure's agent, Dimitri Seluk, infamously criticised the club for failing to give him a cake on his birthday following City's title success three years ago.
Seluk insists the incident was a joke, but now wants to use it as a way for fans to pay tribute to a player who has been a huge inspiration for City's recent success.
"The City fans should all bring cakes to the game to show Yaya how much they love him," Seluk told the Daily Mirror. "It looks like this will be Yaya's final season with City and I think he deserves a special goodbye from the people of Manchester.
"What happened three years ago was a joke that was misunderstood. I think everybody will be able to laugh about it if supporters give him a cake for this birthday.
"Yaya loves City and he loves the fans. When he came, City could only dream about winning the Premier League and playing in the Champions League -- and he has made those dreams come true."
City say they will wait until the end of the season before deciding on players whose contracts expire at the end of the season.
However, ESPN FC has been told that Jesus Navas and Tosin Adarabioyo have both been offered new deals.
Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna and Willy Caballero are also out of contract in the summer and will be able to leave for free.