Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole is set to join French champions Lille OSC on a shock season long loan.
The England international has had far from a fairytale experience at Anfield, but was widely expected to stay in the Premier League – with Queens Park Rangers thought the most likely club to take him on.
Instead, QPR have been usurped by Lille in the race to sign Cole, as they can offer UEFA Champions League football, though it is not known where he will fit into the French side’s system.
Lille played a 4-3-3 last system with Gervinho on the right, but with the Ivorian since sold to Arsenal, perhaps that is where Cole will end up – rather than in the number 10 position he so craves.
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