Toure has been without a club since leaving China Super League outfit Qingdao Huanghai in January, despite being linked with a host of sides from across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The 37-year-old is said to have approached Brest during the latest window, but was reportedly rejected by the club's sporting director Gregory Lorenzi over fears he might disrupt the dressing room.
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"I spoke with people who saw this idea as interesting because it could make people talk about Brest. But I was wondering, facing my coach, if a player like that could be easy to handle in the dressing room.
"With regard to the other [squad] players, it could have been complicated so we preferred not to follow up."