Former Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has completed his move to Celtic, claiming “it’s a privilege for me to be here.”
The Ivory Coast legend has become Brendan Rodgers’ second signing of the summer, following the arrival of Moussa Dembele, and he told Celtic TV in an exclusive interview that he is excited about reuniting with his former boss from his Liverpool days with his new deal, which also has a one-year extension option.
“I feel great,” he said. “I feel really excited because it’s going to be a new challenge for me. I’ve come to one of the biggest clubs in the world and it’s a privilege for me to be here.
“I know a few friends who play football here and I know what the club has been achieving, winning a lot of trophies and playing Champions League a lot so that’s something I’m looking at.
“I played with Brendan when he was at Liverpool and when we spoke about the chance for me to come here I was really happy because we know each other for a long time now. We’ve worked together and he’s a top manager. For me it’s a privilege to come and work with him again.”
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has earmarked Kolo Toure’s “big game experience” as one of the main reasons why he’s moved for the centre-half.
He also said Toure’s attitude and experience will benefit his young squad. He’s joined on a one-year deal.
“I brought Kolo into Liverpool to add that bit of experience and help to the centre-halves there at the time,” the Hoops boss said. “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.”
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