{{Former England defender Ashley Cole has signed a two-year deal with AS Roma after leaving Chelsea at the end of last season, the Italian club said in a statement on Monday.}}<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old free agent will earn 2.3 million euros ($3.14 million) a year, according to local media.<\/p>\n
Roma, back in the Champions League after finishing runners-up to Juventus in Serie A last term, announced Cole’s arrival in the Italian capital for a medical by publishing a photo of the left back on their Twitter feed with the message “Welcome to Rome, Ashley”.<\/p>\n
Cole was met at Fiumicino airport by a scrum of reporters and chanting fans.<\/p>\n
He had eight trophy-laden years at Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League, as well as four FA Cup titles.<\/p>\n
Cole also earned 107 caps in 13 years as an England player but retired from international football after being left out of manager Roy Hodgson’s 2014 World Cup squad.<\/p>\n
Roma also announced the signing of Fenerbahce’s Salih Ucan on Monday, with the 20-year-old Turkey midfielder agreeing a two-year loan deal that gives the club an option to buy him in 2016 for 11 million euros).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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