Toure signs new deal

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has signed a new long-term contract to stay at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has signed a new long-term contract to stay at the Emirates Stadium.

The 25-year-old Ivory Coast international, who joined the Gunners in February 2002, expressed his delight at committing his future to the club.

“I can see myself staying here for the rest of my career,” Toure told Arsenal’s official website, www.arsenal.com.

“Why would I want to leave. I love my football here, my family is settled here and the club is ambitious. It is fantastic.”

A statement on the club website confirmed: “Kolo Toure has committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new long-term contract.”

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