Monday, February 6th, 2012
Manchester United has rule out a bid to sign England midfielder Jole Cole on a free transfer.
Cole is out of contract this summer and, after Chelsea confirmed he will not be offered a new deal, he has been linked with several top clubs in the Premier League.
It had been reported that Arsenal had agreed a deal, but Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp this week said he believed the player would move to Old Trafford.
“I’ve got a feeling that (a deal to join United) might have been done,” Redknapp told talkSPORT. “It wouldn’t surprise me in the least. Joe’s not wanted to speak to anybody and his people have been saying, ‘Let’s get the World Cup out of the way first’, but we’d be interested for sure. I like Joe.”
However, various reports now suggest United have said they have no intention of offering Cole a deal. The BBC claims that “although Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been a long-time admirer of Cole, a senior club source at Old Trafford said he would not be making a summer move to sign him”.
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