Crystal Palace are looking into the possibility of signing Roma full-back Ashley Cole on loan in January.
Palace manager Neil Warnock is keen to add to his current squad, with the Eagles sitting a point above the bottom three, and views Cole as a potential signing.
Cole, aged 33, is currently plying his trade in the Italian Serie A with Roma, having been released from Chelsea in the summer, but has failed to truly settle in Rome.
The former England international has been dropped recently from Roma’s starting line-up, and faces an uncertain future, with a return to England a real possibility.
Should a move to South London materialise for Cole, it would mean a return to Selhurst Park for the former Arsenal man, who spent a brief time on loan at Palace in 2000.
Ben Reardon