Liverpool's Joe Cole closing in on season-long loan at Lille
Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole is close to agreeing a season-long loan deal with French club Lille.Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur were also interested in signing the 29-year-old England international.
Cole moved to Anfield in July 2010 on a four-year deal from Chelsea but made only 11 Premier League starts for the Reds and was sent off on his debut.
Lille are in this season's Champions League after winning their first French league title since 1954.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has strengthened his midfield over the summer with the additions of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing.
Cole failed to make the bench in Liverpool's first three Premier League games of the season.
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