Simon Cowell is reportedly wanting Cheryl Cole to return to the X Factor USA despite the fact that she was famously fired from the show back in 2011.

At the time, he was replaced with Nicole Scherzinger who went on to become a judge on the UK version of the show the following year.

According to The Mirror, if Cheryl decides to return, she could bag herself a multi-year deal on the show.

A source told the newspaper: "This is a massive move from Simon. He's going right out there and saying that he made a mistake in sacking her.

"After she was shunted off the show, TV critics in the US said in reviews that she was the best thing about the programme – and it seems for once that Simon was wrong.

"Over the past two seasons, the US X Factor hasn't performed as Simon would have wanted – now it looks like Cheryl will be the saviour."

If she goes ahead with a deal, the source claims that she could be earning a lot more than she did before being sacked the last time.

The source continued: "He's planning to put a massive contract on the table in the coming weeks, giving her the opportunity to return and prove him wrong once and for all.

"Obviously, there's no certainty that she will decide to go for it, but it appears to be the closest right now to Cheryl returning to the X Factor family."

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