Former Arsenal and Chelsea star Ashley Cole lined up for Premier League return with Aston Villa

Cole comeback: The former Chelsea man has flopped in Roma
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Simon Jennings11 December 2015

Aston Villa are interested in bringing former Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole back to England in the January transfer window, manager Remi Garde has confirmed.

Cole, who made 229 Premier League appearances over an eight-year spell at Chelsea, left London in July 2014 to join AS Roma on a free transfer, but has not played for the Italian side since March.

Villa, who have managed six points and languish at the bottom of the Premier League, have one win in 15 games this season and none under Garde.

They also have the worst goal difference in the division, and Garde is in the market for a left-back after a season-ending knee injury to Jordan Amavi.

"Every good player is interesting for me and Ashley is a good player," Garde told reporters ahead of Sunday's visit of second-placed Arsenal.

"He is someone who has experience but he didn't play for a while now. Experience is also something we need.

"I will speak soon with the club and I'm already working on the January window. We know what we want to do."

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