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“I am ready for a new challenge,” Says Kolo Toure

 

Scottish champions Celtic have announced the signing of Kolo Toure on a one-year deal.

The 35-year-old worked under manager Brendan Rodgers at Anfield and comes in to provide much needed defensive cover.

However, Ivory Coast international Toure is unlikely to be involved in Wednesday’s Champions League qualifier against FC Astana.

“He’s a wonderful professional,” said Celtic boss Rodgers of Toure after Saturday’s friendly with Leicester.

“I brought him into Liverpool to add that bit of experience and help two of the centre-halves there at the time.

“In the big games, he was outstanding for me.”

Toure, whose final game for the Reds was their Europa League final defeat in May, was released by Liverpool at the end of last season – and Rodgers is confident he can have a big impact in Glasgow,

“With a lot of young players in our squad, he can really help them and he can be of great assistance for [captain] Scott Brown, who is a wonderful leader but he needs support and help around him as well,” added the Celtic boss.