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Joe Cole has proposed two veteran signings for Chelsea to improve their performance after a disappointing season. He shared his insights in a recent interview, highlighting the club's need for strategic changes.
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Joe Cole suggests two veteran Chelsea signings for this summer
Joe Cole has suggested some pretty spicy moves from Chelsea to get their team back on track after a bad year.
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Joe Cole did an exclusive interview with the Sun yesterday where the former Chelsea winger gave some interesting thoughts about what he thought his old club were doing wrong.
He suggested that veterans could be brought in on free transfers to
âI think of experienced players who can come into the squad and help out immediately. So youâre looking at whoâs available, Iâm thinking players like John Stones.
âLewandowski, heâs coming to the end of his contract, we need a centre forward.
âHe probably fancies the Premier League and living in London, give him a year-long contract to come and play 35 games for us and help out Liam Delap and help out Joao Pedro. They need those types of players.â
Joe Cole suggested two veteran players for Chelsea, though their names were not specified in the excerpt.
Joe Cole believes Chelsea needs veteran signings to help get the team back on track after a challenging year.
Joe Cole shared his thoughts during an exclusive interview with The Sun.
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It would be a huge pivot from the clubâs current model, but giving how badly that model is doing right now, maybe itâs worth a try. Certainly free transfers only have a small risk financially, and if they can help the players around them improve and help get the team into the top four, they would definitely be worth it.
In the same interview, Cole suggested Jose Mourinho as the âbest choiceâ for new Chelsea manager.
Chelsea are set to compete with Crystal Palace for two of their top manager targets it seems.
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