ON-FIRE West Ham striker Carlton Cole is attracting interest from Italian giants Juventus, according to some reports.

ON-FIRE West Ham striker Carlton Cole is attracting interest from Italian giants Juventus, according to some reports.

Juve boss Claudio Ranieri managed Cole at Chelsea, where he once described him as the best young player he had ever seen.

But Juve director Alessio Secco scoffed at the talk today, saying: “We are not interested in Carlton Cole. We are very happy with the players we have in the team and we will not make any moves in the January transfer market.”