Liverpool FC close in on Joe Cole signing as bookies suspend betting
Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is now odds-on to join Liverpool this summer
Oddspreview staff - 17 Jul 2010
Liverpool are odds-on to sign England midfielder Joe Cole after support from punters on Saturday that saw one bookmaker suspend betting on the market
As of 17:30 BST on Saturday, Liverpool were 8/15 with Sky Bet (from 6/5 on Friday and 4/6 earlier on Saturday) to sign Cole on a free transfer before the transfer window closes on September 1st.
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Former Chelsea man Cole is 7/4 (from 6/4) to team up with Harry Redknapp Tottenham and out to 11/4 (from 9/4) to join Arsenal after support for a move to the Emirates faded last weekend.
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (£100 free bet) suspended bets in their Joe Cole next club market on Saturday afternoon after a flurry of bets on Cole joining Liverpool.