Former Premier League defender Ashley Cole has snubbed Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi while building his perfect player. Lionel Messi has six Ballon d'Or titles, which is more than any other player in the history of the round leather game in addition to being regarded as the best player to ever grace the professional football field.

Ashley Cole was recently asked by media portal GOAL to build his perfect player and he left out Lionel Messi.

Ex-England international star Ashley Cole has been named as one of the greatest players in the history of reigning FA Cup champions Arsenal. Ashley Cole enjoyed an illustrious football career for the Three Lions as well as his various clubs.

The 39-year-old played for English clubs like Derby County, Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Chelsea. The left-back also featured for AS Roma in the Italian Serie A andMajor League Soccer (MLS) outfit Los Angeles Galaxy (LA Galaxy).Ashley Cole made 107 caps for the England national team during his 13-year international career.

Mesut Ozil’s agent Erkut Sogut has hit out at Mikel Arteta over leaving the German out of the Premier League and Europa League squad for the season. Ozil had opened up regarding his disappointment over the omission via his social media handles, drawing mixed reactions. With his omission, it seems he has played his final game for the club.

After the lockdown was lifted and play resumed, Ozil barely got any action. While there was still hope that things would change since the player wants to see out his contract, leaving out his name from the league and Europe’s shortlist further dampened his legacy at the club he left Madrid to join seven years back.

Chelsea recently confirmed that Timo Werner has signed the contract with them. He will be arriving in Julyas he will be playing for RB Leipzig till the completion of 2019–2020 season.

He was signed for £47.5 million in a five-year deal. He will be subjected medical examination under Chelsea in prior to 2020–2021 Premier League season. Werner had been the interest of many clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelonaand Inter Milan but it was Chelsea who had the chance to sign him.

Werner has said that he is glad of joining the club and is a proud moment for him to join a club like Chelsea which has such a great history. He also showed his gratitude to his former club Leipzig for the support of the club and fans for the previous four years and said the club will be forever in his heart.

Former footballer Ashley Cole isdoubtful of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalagawill be having any potential interests due to his high price tag. The player was left out of the squad again in the FA Cup final against Arsenal which left doubts to hover over his future at the club. He was brought to Stamford Bridge for £71.6 million in 2018 and the club wouldn’t be able to sell him for the same price or similar to buying price.

Former footballer Frank Leboeuf has said that Chelsea need to sign their own Virgil Van Dijk. He has urged Blues boss Frank Lampard to sign a big talent in the summer transfer window. Lampard has invested in bringing a fair share of good players and has brought new faces to the Premier League for the next season.

Former Premier League ace Jermaine Jenas has said that Chelsea have done great business with the deal for Timo Werner. The Germany international has been touted to join Liverpool over the past few months but the Merseyside outfit have not made any approach for the marksman amid the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

FormerBrazil star player Roberto Carlos has revealed how close he was signing on a deal with the Premier League club, Chelsea. The deal was offered in 2007 but due to some reasons, the deal collapsed. The deal was offered on the time of his departure from Real Madrid, where he has spent 11 years of his club career. There were two options for him to choose one was Fenerbahce and another was Chelsea. Since the deal with Blues collapsed he chose to join the former club.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green has said that Mason Mount has become a marked man with the Blues as the season has progressed. The England international is currently in his debut senior campaign with the west London giants and he has caught the eye with a tally of six goals and four assists from 29 league outings.

Melbourne Victory have expressed their anger and confusion at the way they have been asked to self-isolate in New Zealand. Victory recently stepped on to the New Zealand soil for the game against Wellington Phoenix. The game ended in more disappointment for Victory, who suffered a 3-0 defeat. This was the second consecutive loss for Victory, who had lost 4-1 against Sydney a week ago. There was no response from Victory against Wellington Phoenix, who scored three goals through Ulises Davila, Gary Hooper, and David Ball. This was the second time in the last nine games in which Victory have conceded three or more goals.