Chelsea have paid compensation to Charlton following Carlton Cole’s loan move to Aston Villa.
The Addicks had expected the striker to return for a second season under the terms agreed for Scott Parker’s transfer to Chelsea in January – but the England Under-21 international was signed on loan by Villa boss David O’Leary for the season.
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