Should Ashley Cole Join Real Madrid?

It’s a fairly straight-forward question, yet one that keeps on coming up. If rumours are to be believed, Ashley Cole, everyone’s favourite Englishman, is being courted by Real Madrid. But should he grab that chance to play at the Bernebeu and leave the Premier League behind?

Since the rather public breakdown of his marriage to pop star wife Cheryl Cole earlier this year, Ashley Cole has expressed a burning determination to quit his life in the Premiership and jump to the warmer climes of La Liga. Not only would this be a blow to the Premier League – yet another world class player leaving for La Liga – but it could just be the killer blow to Cole’s illustrious career…

Why Ashley Cole should join Real Madrid :

The Last Piece of the Puzzle: In case you hadn’t noticed, Madrid have shelled out hundreds of millions of pounds to assemble a team worthy of leapfrogging Barcelona. But there remains one weak link – left back. Who better to fill that gap then the supposed “best left back in the world.”

Too Special: Madrid is full of special ones. Not just Cole’s former coach at Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, but some of the best players in the world including Kaka and Ronaldo. The opportunity to play with them is an opportunity too hard to pass up.

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