Chelsea hero Ashley Cole is eyeing a return to England after his departure from LA Galaxy.

The Mirror says he received a number offers from Championship clubs even before Galaxy announced their decision on Monday.

Cole earned 107 caps for England between 2001 and 2014, making him the sixth most-capped England international of all time.

The Three Lions' first black centurion is set to appear in tonight's second part of the ITV documentary, Out of Their Skin which charts 40 years of black players in Britain.

With his Galaxy contract reaching an end, the MLS outfit chose not to exercise an option to re-sign him and seven other players.