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Liverpool want England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole to spearhead an Anfield revival.

Cole is known to have infuriated Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich with his wage demands during preliminary contract talks.

The 28-year-old is potentially one of the best Bosman free transfers on the
market and Liverpool, who are driving to bolster their English contingent, have earmarked the skilful Londoner as a potential signing.

Manager Rafa Benitez has already signed up-and-coming stars Raheem Sterling (from QPR) and Jonjo Shelvey (from Charlton) and has talked openly about his desire to instill more ‘English passion’ into the club.

Even if Benitez leaves, the club will look to sign at least two more English players over the next month as they pursue a policy of signing more homegrown players
to prepare for new UEFA guidelines.

Cole, who has struggled to hold down a Chelsea first-team place under Carlo Ancelotti, would give the club Premier League experience, plus the star quality that would appease disillusioned fans.

He would not command a transfer fee but is looking for around £6.2million a year in wages — £120,000 a week.

A move to Liverpool is believed to interest Cole as a next-best alternative to staying at Chelsea.

But that plan was originally smoothed by the idea of the Anfield club qualifying for the Champions League — which they have not — and being in a position to build this summer.

Instead, Liverpool find themselves in turmoil with big questions over the management and ownership still to be resolved.

That could open the door for Tottenham and Manchester City to make rival offers for Cole.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal...l#ixzz0mwGu8C8B

Not a bad player but not for £120,000 a week! I'm not suprised the Chavs aren't meeting his demands.

i don't rate him - dodgy knees, no pace, no work rate, all tricks and flicks with no real end product ..... he is not what we need at all - we need pace, we are severely lacking in any quick movement within the opposition half ..... the passing isn't good enough to make up for it and one player is not going to change that

what's with all these rumours when rafa may not even be ard next season? so who's doing the buying now while he speaks to the chairman?

yep, at least a goal threat from the wings and flair/control to keep things moving.

i got mixed fealings abt him. i think his a good player and would be a decent player for us but it all depends an what wages and how much he wants as a sign on fee. if its to much then i think his not worth it esspcially with out rich owners. what liverpool need is pace on the wings and cole has none.

money... that's a big ask.
man city rumoured to have offered benfica 40m for di maria and 35m for luiz....

man city rumoured to have offered benfica 40m for di maria and 35m for luiz.... [/quote]

di maria is good but 40m is abit too much money for him.

Totally agree Emp. There's no way he's worth £40mil???

£40m for di maria? that must be a joke. i wouldn't even pay £15m for him, i don't understand all the hype about him.

when it comes to cole im not really sure what to think. could be good for free but as people already has said we need different types of players. we need players with pace.