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 ? (@patoman77) July 2, 2013

Former Man City team mate Vincent Kompany tweeted:

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. — ænes ? (@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

https://twitter.com/glpunk/status/352074060395581442

@thisisanfield good experienced cover to complement Wisdom, Kelly, Coates — Steve Crosthwaite (@s_crosthwaite) July 2, 2013

@thisisanfield He's lazy, past his best and will keep Coates/Kelly out the team. I struggle to find anything appealing about this deal. — Jack (@jackrvickers) July 2, 2013

@thisisanfield Good as an experienced back up. Awful if its as a regular starter. Lets see how it pans out #LFC — Marty (@MartyJ1975) July 2, 2013

https://twitter.com/thetimseeds/status/352073900923944960

@thisisanfield good experienced defender and didn't cost anything! He should not be wearing the great mans number 4 though! #sami #hyypia — Ally Rattenbury (@aratt84) July 2, 2013

Meanwhile, plenty of fans were tweeting the LFC cameraman’s apparent obsession with having new signings pictured learning on things!

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