As we reported earlier, Ivorian international defender Kolo Toure finalised his move to Liverpool today, signing a two-year deal.
Kolo Toure settling into life as an #LFC player at Melwood pic.twitter.com/NgakUkqqZv
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 2, 2013
The 32-year old comes in from Manchester City on a free transfer due to his contract at the Ethiad Stadium having expired.
The former Arsenal Premier League winner will be seen as an experienced replacement for veteran defender Jamie Carragher, who retired at the end of the 2012/13 campaign.
He joins the likes of Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel, Sebasitan Coates and Martin Kelly in fighting for a first team place at centre-back.
He was officially revealed to the press today via the club’s official website and obligatory photo shoot next to various signs and benches at Melwood.
Some brilliant photos of Kolo Toure leaning against things. http://t.co/yqPUpBYOOE #LFC
— Bri ? (@dubblebee77) July 2, 2013
Former Man City team mate Vincent Kompany tweeted:
“@WARRIOR_FTBL: http://t.co/uUQhXt0KHV” – Kolo. Kolo, Kolo. Kolo, Kolo Toure! Really wish him well. :-)
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) July 2, 2013
We took to Twitter to ask Reds fans for their reaction to Toure signing for the Reds:
@thisisanfield quality and experienced backup for squad. really good signing.
— aea ? (@aealfc) July 2, 2013
@thisisanfield I think Kolo will be the No 1 CB adds pace and physicality to our defence #lfc
— John Henry's Wallet (@LFC_Moneyman) July 2, 2013
@thisisanfield Very good cover for Carra absence (for free) I think he will be compete for 1st team action
— Gilbert Lugo (@glpunk) July 2, 2013
@thisisanfield good experienced cover to complement Wisdom, Kelly, Coates
— Steve Crosthwaite ?? (@s_crosthwaite) July 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/jackrvickers/status/352074005865443329
https://twitter.com/MartyJ1975/status/352073982373134336
https://twitter.com/thetimseeds/status/352073900923944960
https://twitter.com/aratt84/status/352073877494579203
Meanwhile, plenty of fans were tweeting the LFC cameraman’s apparent obsession with having new signings pictured learning on things!
Leaning on door handles…it's all the rage at Melwood. #Aspas #Toure #LFC pic.twitter.com/3wKfdHFY09
— LFC Photo (@LFCphoto) July 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheKop305/status/352058361442861059
Let us know your thoughts on the arrival of Kolo Toure in the comments below, or on Twitter @thisisanfield
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