Return ... Joe Cole signs for the club he started his career with, West Ham United. Source: Tim Hales / News Limited
Barclays Premier League side West Ham United on Friday said they had signed Joe Cole from Liverpool, bringing the midfielder back to the club where he began his career.
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The 31-year-old, who has been capped 56 times for England, has inked an 18-month contract with the Hammers, a decade after leaving the east London side for capital rivals Chelsea.
"It is a great move for me,'' he was quoted as saying on the club's whufc.com website.
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"Coming back here brings back all the memories of the pitches I learnt how to play on.
"This is where I learnt my trade and I'm happy to have another chance to be here. I've always loved West Ham and I hope I can give the club a few memorable seasons.
"The timing was right for me to come back and I'm happy. I'm back in London and I'm delighted to be here. I want to be here and I want to make an impact.''
Cole, whose time at Liverpool included last season on loan at French Ligue 1 side Lille, said he was looking forward to playing under manager Sam Allardyce and excited to return to his roots.
"Sam didn't have to sell me the club for me to come back. For me, I have had 18 months at Liverpool where I haven't played much football and Sam wants to play me,'' he added.
"I'm going to need games to get back to my best but I want to play football and come here and help the team to make an impact.
"I feel like I owe the club a little bit as well because, if it wasn't for West Ham, I wouldn't be a footballer. This club's great youth-team coaches taught me the trade.''
In Cole's first spell at the club, he played alongside Paolo Di Canio, Michael Carrick, Frank Lampard, Jermain Defoe and Trevor Sinclair and, in 1999, was part of the Claret and Blues' FA Youth Cup-winning team.
West Ham are mid-table in the Premier League and take on Manchester United on Sunday in the FA Cup third round.
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