Cole appeals £100,000 fine ‘to clear name’

ASHLEY COLE’S agent, Jonathan Barnett, last night vowed to clear the names of himself and his client as the Arsenal defender’s legal team finalised an appeal against his £100,000 Premier League fine.

Cole was found guilty of approaching Chelsea when the Premier League’s independent commission gave their verdicts in the ‘tapping-up’ row earlier this week.

While the Arsenal full-back’s conduct was deemed to have been “unacceptable”, the commission ruled that he had been “manipulated to a large extent by his agent.”