Chelsea Transfers: 5 Replacements For Ashley Cole
5 replacements for Ashley Cole?
he is deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge, and can find a new club when his current contract with the Blues expires this summer. Former Arsenal defender Cole left the Emirates after a bitter wrangle between Arsenal and Chelsea in 2006, with William Gallas heading the opposite way in a part-exchange deal. He has spent seven seasons with the Blues, winning the Premier League in 2010, along with four FA Cups, a League Cup, the Community Shield and even the Champions League last season - the first ever in the club's history. At 32 however, he is considered past his best by the Blues hierarchy and will eventually move on either in this window or next, with a shock move to Man United even being touted. Should the veteran defender leave Stamford Bridge, that would leave only Ryan Bertrand and, to an extent, Paulo Ferreira as the Blues only Left-Backs. 33-year old Ferreira isn't really a serious option as a replacement for Cole, considering the 33-year old is one year his senior, so that leaves rookie Bertrand. Suffice it to say, Chelsea need to replace Ashley Cole with a world class Left-Back in order to give Bertrand more time to develop. Here are five replacements we had in mind. Click "Next" to get started.