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Ashley Cole is weighing up a move to the United States – with New York Red Bulls leading the race for his signature, writes Dave Kidd in the Sunday People.

The Chelsea and England left-back is facing an uncertain future for club and country – as revealed by Sunday People Sport last week.

Red Bulls have a vacancy for one of their three designated ‘marquee’ players and know that Cole has always been keen to end his career in Major League Soccer.

They want to link Cole up with his former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry in the January window before the new MLS season starts in early March.

LA Galaxy are also keen to sign Cole, who has won 106 England caps but is now facing the prospect of being frozen out of Roy Hodgson’s World Cup squad.

Cole, who turns 33 this month, is out of ­contract at the Stamford Bridge club in the summer and is unlikely to be offered a new deal.

He has been axed by Blues boss Jose Mourinho since a poor performance at Newcastle a month ago and the relationship between player and manager is said to be ‘strained’.

England boss Hodgson was also concerned by Cole’s lack of sharpness when he played against Germany last month and could make the shock decision to leave him out of his World Cup squad altogether.

Hodgson now regards Leighton Baines as his first-choice left-back and it is not certain that Cole would be keen to travel to Brazil as a reserve.

Cole earns a basic salary of around £60,000 a week at Chelsea – with large appearance bonuses included in his current one-year deal, which as things stand he is not benefitting from.

Chelsea are seeking a new left-back in January and may be willing to release Cole if they land a replacement.

But Cole will be free to hold talks with any foreign club next month as he enters the final six months of his Chelsea contract.

Cesar Azpilicueta, a specialist right-back, has been playing on the left in place of Cole, while Mourinho also has left-back Ryan Bertrand in his squad.