The African legend cited family reasons as a factor for not making a move to South America
Former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has decided not to join Brazilian Serie A club Botafogo due to family reasons.
Toure has been linked with the Brazilian top-flight in the last few weeks after helping Qingdao Huanghai win the Chinese League One title in his debut campaign.
The 36-year-old was reportedly close to securing his first deal in South America but the club’s vice-president, Ricardo Rotenberg has issued an update regarding the move.
“I chatted today with Yaya all afternoon and now on the phone with his English agent,” he tweeted.
Conversei hoje por mensagem com o Yaya durante toda tarde e agora por telefone com o seuagente ingles.
Yaya nos passou que tem muita vontade de jogar no botafogo porém essa é uma decisão muito impactante para ele e família para decisão imediata.
Mudança para o Brasil.— Ricardo Rotenberg (@RicardoRotenbe1) March 3, 2020
“Yaya told us that he really wants to play in Botafogo but this is a very impactful decision for him and his family for an immediate decision. Moving to Brazil.
“In conversation with the agent that for now we will end the negotiations but the doors are open in Botafogo. To be clear, Yaya did not accept – saying no.
Na conversa com o agente que por ora encerraremos as negociacoes porem que as portas estão abertas do botafogo.
Para ficar claro yaya não aceitou dizer nao.— Ricardo Rotenberg (@RicardoRotenbe1) March 3, 2020
“We’ve closed it but I still believe in Botafogo. Please, we will continue to send good messages to him and his wife.”
Toure has had a nomadic career across Belgium, France, Greece, Spain, England and most recently China, winning several honours including one Champions League trophy, two La Liga titles and three Premier League titles among others.
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