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Yaya Toure: Manchester City legend turns down Brazilian club Botafogo NewsColony 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 ...