​Kolo Toure has commenced negotiations with Liverpool about extending his contract, the ​Daily Star report.





The veteran centre-back has made 13 Premier League appearances this season, pushing Martin Skrtel down the pecking order in the process, and a lthough his contract expires at the end of the campaign, Toure is confident he will extend his stay at Anfield.

Speaking to French radio station RMC, the Ivorian revealed "The future is bright for me and it was good news from the manager, so I'm looking forward to it.





"Bringing something off the pitch is natural for me. I'm doing that because I want to help my team-mates. I want to fight on the pitch. That is what I bring. I will keep doing that. It doesn't matter what happens, anywhere I go."





Jurgen Klopp has been impressed by the 35-year-old's versatility and confessed he is a strong character.





The German coach said "Kolo is a very, very important player for us, even when he doesn't play. He's one of the most impressive people I have met, but now is not the right time to speak about Kolo's future.





"When I came here Kolo had a few problems injury-wise but now it looks completely different and that's good.





"How I have heard things is that a big part of Kolo's future is at Liverpool. So I'd say everything is ok."





With Mamadou Sakho under UEFA scrutiny following his illicit substance intake, Toure needs to be on his toes as the Reds take on Villareal in the Europa League semi-final first-leg on Thursday.

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