Ashley Cole signs a two-year deal with Italian club Roma Monday July 07,2014

 

Ashley Cole signs a two-year deal with Italian club Roma on Monday July 07,2014

Ashley Cole takes a selfie with the Roma shirt after being presented to the media

The club's official Twitter account posted a picture of Cole at Rome airport and wrote, 'Welcome to Rome, Ashley!'

A statement on the Serie A club's official website read: 'AS Roma have acquired Ashley Cole's playing registration on a two-year deal which expires on June 30, 2016.
'The agreement also gives the club the right to extend the contract into a further season.'

Rome newspaper Il Romanista showing enthusiasm over the move

Ashley Cole became a free agent when Chelsea released him at the end of the 2013-14 season after eight years at Stamford Bridge