“He can provide our defence with valuable experience. We look forward to his contribution to our club this season.”
Cole spent 16 years in the Premier League at Arsenal and Chelsea, winning four league titles, seven FA Cups and the Champions League, before signing for Roma in 2014.
But the defender found himself surplus to requirements at the Italian club and followed countrymen Gerrard and ex-Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard by making the flight across the Atlantic