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ARSENAL last night backed down in their war with Chelsea as Ashley Cole finally moved to Stamford Bridge.
The Gunners agreed to take William Gallas in part- exchange plus just £5million.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho was understood to be furious at losing the French star. Yet Arsenal had originally demanded £25m for England left-back Cole.
The midnight deadline passed without official confirmation of the deal, which brought an end to 18 months of rowing over the most controversial transfer of all time. Cole, 25, has signed a five-year, £90,000-a-week contract.
After a medical yesterday, he concluded negotiations with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon at the England team hotel in Manchester.
Yet the transfer only went ahead after Arsenal had been forced to lower their demands and pay Gallas far more than they planned.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger originally offered just £5m for Gallas, 29. He even rejected Chelsea’s straight cash offer of £20m at the end of last week.
But with the transfer deadline looming and the prospect of being stuck with a desperately unsettled player, Arsenal reluctantly agreed to accept Chelsea’s compromise deal.
Even then the move was almost wrecked when Gallas insisted on Arsenal matching the wages he had been offered at Chelsea.
The champions had promised Gallas £80,000 a week and the Frenchman insisted he wanted the same deal.