Former England international defender Ashley Cole has agreed to a settlement of his contract with Serie A side Roma, clearing the way for him to sign a non-Designated Player deal with the LA Galaxy, sources confirmed to ESPN FC.

The L.A. Times first reported the news.

A source with knowledge of the negotiations also confirmed the L.A. Times report that no Targeted Allocation Money would be applied to Cole's contract, should he indeed end up signing with the Galaxy. The source added that Roma will still be paying the vast majority of Cole's salary, with the Galaxy's portion is set to come out to around $300,000 per year.