I left Chelsea to join Liverpool – but I never wanted to go

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Then I got back from the injury, took me 11 months and I had about eight or nine months left on my contract. ‘But again, like that little bit of petulance in me, I was like, well, where were you when I was injured? Cole won three Premier League titles at Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty) ‘I think there was partly my ego was bruised because I didn’t, I thought to myself, I should have got the contract offer 18 months ago.

Never really wanted to go. ‘But again, you know, if I knew then what I know now, I’d have gone back to the table and taken maybe a cut price because I was happy, you know what I mean?’ Ledley King: 'Cole was England's most naturally gifted' Speaking earlier in the year, former England teammate Ledley King said that Cole was the best of his generation when it came to natural talent. ‘In terms of just natural ability, Joe Cole was the best,’ he toldBetMGM ‘Joe went to Chelsea and it changed his game. Ledley King sang the praises of Joe Cole (Picture: Getty) ‘I’m sure he’d probably say the same thing if he looks back on all that he’s achieved – he could have actually been even better than he was. ‘[Steven] Gerrard, [Frank] Lampard and [Paul] Scholes were incredible players, don’t get me wrong, but at that age Joe was pure magic. ‘He was more natural than Stevie G [Steven Gerrard].

Asked if he could go back in time, would he still sign for Liverpool, Cole told the Premier League: ‘At the risk of upsetting Liverpool fans any more than they’re upset with me already, I probably wouldn’t. ‘But not for any fault of the club or because I didn’t like the club or anything. But when the owners come and go… ‘I knew it was only a matter of time before Roy [Hodgson] got the boot, and that’s when my injuries started in the sense that, from my knee injury, I kept picking up muscle injuries, I couldn’t explode as quick as I wanted. ‘So right club, wrong time I’d say.