The former England midfielder Joe Cole has joined Aston Villa on a free transfer, the club have announced. The 32-year-old was a free agent after being released by West Ham at the end of last season.
Villa have released a picture, via Twitter, of Cole wearing a club tracksuit top at the club’s Bodymoor Heath training complex. The accompanying text confirmed Cole had “completed a medical this morning”.
Cole, who has also played for Chelsea, Liverpool and Lille in his career, has won 56 caps for England. He moves to Villa Park having spent the past season and a-half back at his first club, West Ham United, where he came through the youth ranks…
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