Ashley Cole is set to sign for Derby County on Monday after agreeing to join Frank Lampard’s promotion mission.

Cole will sign a six-month contract with the Championship club and is scheduled for a medical in the next 48 hours at Derby’s training ground.

The former England and Chelsea defender, 38, is a free agent after leaving LA Galaxy in November and Lampard has persuaded Cole to finally make his return to English football.

Cole has not played for an English club since leaving Chelsea in May 2014 but is relishing the chance to play a part for Lampard over the second half of the season.

Lampard and Cole were team-mates at Stamford Bridge for eight years from 2006.