Ashley Cole has revealed that he could have joined either Real Madrid or Barcelona before signing for Chelsea.
The 44-year-old shocked Arsenal fans when he left his boyhood club for Jose Mourinho's Blues, who had just won their second consecutive Premier League title in the summer of 2006.
It came after a contract dispute with the Gunners left Cole feeling 'underappreciated and undervalued' when the club pulled an offer worth some £55,000-per-week after the European Championship of 2004.
'I came back from having a successful tournament and my agent told me they've reneged on the contract, it's about £5,000 less,' Cole said on Stick to Football this week.