Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers made Kouassi Eboue his first signing of the January transfer window.
Kolo Toure has told the Glasgow Evening Times that he has already promised new Celtic signing Kouassi Eboue that he will help him settle in at Parkhead.
Eboue was Celtic’s first signing of the January transfer window, with the midfielder arriving from Krasnador.
Toure and Eboue are both from the Ivory Coast, and the central-defender has already promised to perform a mentoring role.
“I haven’t seen anything of him but I know what he’s gone to the national team,” Toure said about his newest teammate. “I’m looking forward to training with him so I can see what he’s capable of.
“From what I’ve heard he seems to be a really good player, and when I talk to him I can see he’s a young player who wants to be one of the best and he’s hungry. I like that.
“I told him I’ll try to help him settle in. When you come here you need to be guided by people and I’m not the only one. Moussa Dembele and Dedryck Boyata are doing that as well. We’ll try to welcome him so he can express himself for the club.”
Eboue is not expected to be Celtic’s only signing this month, with Brendan Rodgers intending to make more additions.
Celtic are keen to strengthen their squad, as they look to win the domestic treble.
The Bhoys have already secured the League Cup, and they are well clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Celtic are next in action at the weekend, when they take on lower league side Albion Rovers on Sunday in the Scottish Cup, looking to protect their unbeaten record in domestic action, which stretches from the start of the campaign.
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