Ashley Cole says Liverpool released the most underrated player he’s ever played with

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Liverpool’s transfer hit rate since FSG became owners has been pretty high, but that wasn’t always the case in previous eras.Despite the current uncertainty around Mohamed Salah, his capture from AS Roma should go down as one of the best deals ever completed by the Reds.Similarly, additions like Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, and now ex-star Sadio Mane allowed Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool to become one of the most dominant teams in English football.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. What do you think needs to happen to sort the Mohamed Salah situation out? 😳 Photo by Steven Halliwell/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) 👇 Join the debate; share your insight.

Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say FSG have transformed the club on and off the pitch, but most fans will be more than familiar with some of the poor deals completed in the past.Ashley Cole says Joe Cole is the most underrated player he’s played withLiverpool signed Joe Cole from Chelsea in July 2010, with the Englishman penning a four-year deal on Merseyside.The now 44-year-old was, however, unable to see out that contract after a difficult spell at Liverpool.He made just 42 appearances during his stint in the North West, scoring five and assisting three.Cole was eventually released by the Reds in January 2013 so he could join West Ham, with the BBC reporting that Liverpool paid the midfielder £3m to remove him from their wage bill.Despite what was a difficult spell at Anfield, however, his former England and Chelsea teammate, Ashley Cole, has now named his namesake as the most underrated player he’s ever played with when answering quick-fire questions for The Overlap’s TikTok account.Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty ImagesAshley Cole praise for Steven GerrardIn the same interview, Cole named Thierry Henry as the best player he has ever played with.He called former Everton and Manchester United man Wayne Rooney the ‘worst loser’.And when asked which player he would want in a final, he selected former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard.The pair, of course, never played together at club level in the Premier League, but did enjoy a brief spell as teammates at LA Galaxy and represented England on multiple occasions. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox