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Toure poses in a Celtic jersey. Celtic FC
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Kolo Toure officially joins Celtic from Liverpool

The defender has linked up with former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers.

IVORY COAST DEFENDER Kolo Toure will be reunited with former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers after joining Scottish champions Celtic on Sunday.

Toure agreed a one-year contract to become Rodgers’ latest signing since he took charge at Celtic earlier in the close-season.

Rodgers also signed Toure for Liverpool in 2013, following the centre-back’s previous spells at Manchester City and Arsenal.

Toure, 35, will thrive in the Scottish Premiership and be a big asset to Celtic, according to Rodgers.

“I brought Kolo into Liverpool to add that bit of experience and help to the centre-halves there at the time,” Rodgers told Celtic’s website.

“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.”

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