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Joe Cole has revealed that he regrets joining Liverpool from Chelsea in 2010, admitting a move to Tottenham Hotspur might have made more sense at the time. In hindsight, the former England star most wishes he'd actually taken his career abroad to sunnier climes instead. Cole had been one of the key players in Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side that won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006, as well as emerging as a starter for England. But he missed a significant chunk of 2008/09 with a long-term knee injury, as well as the start of 2009/10, which he has now explained led to the end of his time at Chelsea as contract negotiations stalled. Unable to fully recover, he never returned to his former level and – a decent loan spell at Lille aside – spells at West Ham United and Aston Villa failed to kickstart things. Cole's last game in England was for Coventry City in League One, aged 34 in 2016, before joining Florida-based Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL – generally th...

During their days in the EFL Championship, Brentford were hailed as the kings of recruitment. The Bees' 'Moneyball' tag (which they detest to this day) was first bestowed upon them during their most recent spell in England's second tier. A graphic displaying their transfer business from the summer of 2019 - in which they signed current key players Bryan Mbeumo, Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Ethan Pinnock and Mads Roerslev as well as former stars David Raya and Pontus Jansson - went viral recently, demonstrating their proficiency at finding undervalued assets in the market. But since promotion to the Premier League and the riches that have arrived with it, Brentford haven't been as savvy with their signings. Their list of targets who got away is impressive, though - Brennan Johnson, Viktor Gyokeres, Vanderson and Johan Bakayoko have all come close to moves to the Gtech Community Stadium. One player that Brentford were desperate to bring in was a certain Mykhai...