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Wenger - Toure Will Be Ready

Tue 29 Jul, 10:09 AM

Arsene Wenger is confident Kolo Toure will be fit for Arsenal's opening game of the Premier League season.

Toure contracted malaria while on holiday in his native Ivory Coast, but has been training with his team-mates in Austria.

Though the defender missed Monday's friendly romp over a Burgenland XI, Gunners boss Wenger predicts Toure will be able to line up against West Brom on 16th August.

"Kolo has started to practise again, so that's quite good news for us," Wenger told reporters after the friendly win.

"It will take two weeks for him to play, but he will be ready for the first Premier League game."

Toure underwent tests on the disease in the Austrian capital Vienna, but Wenger admits it was never a serious issue.

He added: "Most of the players have that (malaria) in their blood in Africa. He had a little resurgence of it because he caught it in Africa.

"They recover quickly from that. After two days he was okay."

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This could be our season fingers crossed
From cmayanja136@..., on Wed 30 Jul 9:52AM
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when is wenger gonna make toure captain, he's a gooner through & through
soz gallas but i dont think your up to being arsenal captain
hope we have a great season
come on you gooners
From Gainsy, on Tue 29 Jul 11:28PM
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come on gunners great news
From connorinnz, on Tue 29 Jul 10:55PM
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thats great....he is a rock and irreplaceable.....come on gunners
From grey, on Tue 29 Jul 3:36PM
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That is good news. He is one of the best defenders the Gunners have ever had. Hower, the team needs a winning formula to win the PL.
Thomas Manoah Kamanga. (MW)
From adamanoah@..., on Tue 29 Jul 11:47AM
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