Mourinho want Ashley Cole to go to REAL!

JOSE MOURINHO last night confirmed he wants Ashley Cole at Real Madrid.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are also on his wishlist. SunSport yesterday revealed Mourinho had targeted the Chelsea defender, convinced he will want to escape England following his bitter divorce from wife Cheryl.

Mourinho, about to be named the new Bernabeu boss, said: "I prefer to play with attacking full-backs in the style of Ashley Cole and Maicon."

The ex-Blues manager has other Premier League stars in his sights, too.

He added: "Both Gerrard and Lampard are great players who give everything.

"I like to have some players who are in their 30s and in the final part of their careers.

"These are the players that you buy and do not recover the money.

"But if they give you good performances for two or three years you still get your money's worth."

Lampard, 32 next month, spent three years with Mourinho at Chelsea and became the manager's most reliable player and closest dressing-room ally.

He had the chance to follow Mourinho to the San Siro in 2008 but chose to sign a new £150,000-a-week deal at Stamford Bridge.

Gerrard, 30, was also on the brink of signing for Mourinho in 2005 but had a last-minute change of heart and chose to stay with Liverpool.

But now, with the Merseyside club on the slide and losing millions after failing to qualify for the Champions League, the England ace could be open to Madrid's advances.

Both players would cost at least £30million but that would not deter Madrid, who spent £200m last season on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xabi Alonso and Karim Benzema.

And Portuguese ace Mourinho, 47, is already vowing to take Europe by storm next season.

He said: "My Madrid will always play well, attack and be winners.

"It will be a balanced team and one with its own identity, which will be set by me and my players.

"No player or coach has won the English, Italian and Spanish leagues before and I'd like to become the first person to do that.

"I'd also like to be the first coach to lift the Champions League with three different teams."