Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole is close to agreeing a season-long loan deal with French club Lille.
Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur was also interested in signing the 29-year-old England international.
Cole moved to Anfield in July 2010 on a four-year deal from Chelsea but made only 11 Premier League starts for the Reds and was sent off on his debut.
Lille is in this season's Champions League after winning their first French league title since 1954.
When Cole signed for Liverpool it was thought to be an astute deal, but he has struggled to recapture his Chelsea form at the Anfield club.
Cole has not even made the bench in Liverpool's first three Premier League games of the season.
Last season he also failed to hold down a place in the team, making only 20 appearances, and 12 in Europe.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has strengthened his midfield over the summer with the additions of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing.
And it is thought that Liverpool would like to get Cole off their wage bill.
Lille has turned to Cole after being rejected by Monaco's South Korea striker Chu Young Park, who is set to complete a move to Arsenal.
The French champions also failed with a bid for Chelsea's failed with a bid for Chelsea's Yossi Benayoun.
Cole fits the bill for the French club with his Champions League experience as they prepare for the competition.
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