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CELTIC have agreed a deal to axe Carlton Cole.

The striker will not to return to Parkhead after a nightmare period.

Cole was barely sighted after signing an 18-month contract last October and both parties have now sealed an agreement for his early departure.

New manager Brendan Rodgers began cleaning-out the squad by allowing Anthony Stokes and Colin-Kazim Richards to go for free and it’s now confirmed that Cole will not join the exodus of unwanted hitmen.

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Signed as a free agent during a striker crisis last term, the 32-year-old never got going.

The former England international made one start and four substitute appearances before being allowed to absence for personal reasons just three months into his deal.

Cole wasn’t sighted again, with his final outing coming against Hamilton in mid-January.

His only Celtic goal came during a 3-0 Scottish Cup win over Stranraer and he is now the latest fringe-men offloaded as Rodgers clears the way by new signings and reduces squad numbers.