Former West Ham United and Chelsea striker Carlton Cole has said that he could not let his son play professionally for Millwall or Tottenham Hotspur due to his personal loyalties.
The comments from Cole, who scored 68 goals in 293 West Ham games between 2006 and 2015, come after reports from the Daily Mail claimed that former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher is set to let his twin sons sign professional contracts within Manchester City’s academy.
The report claims that Fletcher’s 16-year-old sons Jack and Tyler are set to sign pro terms at City, despite father Darren being the current technical director of arch-rivals United.