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Cole picks his next club
Chelsea, 14:56, July 19, 2010 ,
Former Chelsea star Joe Cole has chosen Liverpool as his next club and his free transfer will be finalised once he passes a medical.
The 28-year-old is believed to have put pen to paper on a four-year deal worth £90,000-a-week after rejecting the advances of Arsenal and Tottenham.
Cole has been looking for a new team since the Blues decided not to keep him on at Stamford Bridge last month due to the size of his wage demands.
The midfielder has taken his time to select his next destination while focusing his efforts over the summer on representing England at the World Cup in South Africa.
It essentially means that Cole and Yossi Benayoun are swapping clubs, with a payment of £5 million in Liverpool's favour.
His medical should be completed in the next 48 hours to enable Cole to pull on the number seven shirt for new employers.