Kolo Toure Joins Celtic

 

Celtic have confirmed the arrival of former Liverpool defender Kolo Toure on a one-year deal. The Ivory Coast international joins the Scottish champions on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool when his contract expired earlier in the summer.

The 35years old will now be reunited with former manager Brendan Rodgers, the man who brought Toure to Liverpool originally, and the current Celtic boss said he is a perfect addition to his squad.
Rodgers told the club website “I brought Kolo into Liverpool to add that bit of experience and help to the centre-halves there at the time, you saw from his impact there and in particular last season, he was a very important player for Jurgen Klopp towards the end of last season, playing in the Europa League final. He was outstanding in the big games for me when I was there. He looks after himself, he's a wonderful professional and he has good experience. With a lot of young players in our squad, he can really help them and he can be of great assistance for the likes of Scott Brown, who is a wonderful leader but he needs support and help around him as well. It will be nice for Scotty to have someone behind him who has that real big-game experience. Kolo can do very well for us.”

The move will be the first time Toure has played for a Scottish club and the first time he will represent a non-English club since 2002. The former Arsenal and Manchester City centre-back played a senior role in the Liverpool squad as one of the most experienced players at Anfield, making 71 appearances in three years at the club.