Deal me in: England left-back Cole agrees new £25m contract at Chelsea

21 August 2009 10:39
England star Ashley Cole has hit the jackpot and become the world's highest-paid full-back after signing a new four-year contract worth £120,000-a-week at Chelsea.[LNB]The 28-year-old has put pen to paper on a new contract worth£25million as the Blues fought off competition from Barcelona and RealMadrid, reports The Sun.[LNB]Colehas become one of the Barclays Premier League's most consistentperformers and Chelsea were desperate not to lose the England left-back.[LNB] Top earner: Cole has signed a new £120,000-a-week contract at Stamford Bridge[LNB]The Stepney-born player moved to Stamford Bridge from Arsenal in 2006 and has made 84 appearances for the club including two goals.[LNB] Chelsea and Manchester United target Sergio Aguero snubs Premier League to stay in Spain Deco: It's 'fantastic' to play under new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti Yuri Zhirkov eyes Chelsea debut after insisting he doesn't need operation on knee injury CHELSEA FC

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