From The Daily Telegraph:
Pearce… ‘was poised to complete the signing of Andy Cole from Fulham last night on a free transfer, after Cole had expressed a desire to return to the north of
Cole, who joined Fulham from Blackburn on a two-year contract last summer, has even agreed to accept a pay cut of almost £10,000 a week to return to the city where he once plied his trade with such distinction at Old Trafford.’