Joe Cole

[Steve 10,227]

Goal................................ :ballack:

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Goal = :bs_spam:

[thejolta 1]

Can we lock this thread or is he going to have to sign his new contract first?

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Lmao, Harry's already said Joey's staying at Chelsea and there's nothing in this rumour.

Anyway, Coley's blue through and through, came to the Bridge as a kid.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Lmao, Harry's already said Joey's staying at Chelsea and there's nothing in this rumour.

Anyway, Coley's blue through and through, came to the Bridge as a kid.

Where the hell did you hear that from?

Joe Cole came from WEST HAM!!!

He was a very wise signing, that still have the talent he has always had.

[Kez 2,727]

He was a Chelsea fan as a child :thumbsup:

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Oh,

I didn't know that :mellow:

[NattyBlue 44]

^ Watch joes star on a stool

[Kez 2,727]

He had a Chelsea shirt with Cole 10 on the back, I'm sure i have a pic somewhere.

[.Cee 50]

He was a Chelsea fan as a child :thumbsup:

Edited August 31, 2009 by .Citraningsih

[James 5,138]

He had a Chelsea shirt with Cole 10 on the back, I'm sure i have a pic somewhere.

He did, i've seen that photo somewhere before.

I think Joe had trials with Man Utd as a kid so thats why his wearing that kit there.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Joe Cole’s contract talks with Chelsea have reached an impasse over his wage demands. The England midfield player is out of contract in the summer, raising the prospect of him leaving Stamford Bridge on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Chelsea remain confident that Cole, who joined the club six years ago, will sign a new deal, but little progress has been made in the course of negotiations that began 18 months ago. Cole is understood to be demanding parity with Michael Essien and Nicolas Anelka, who are both paid £120,000 a week. Chelsea’s most recent offer is in the region of £100,000, which still represents a considerable increase on his £80,000-a-week salary.

Cole has repeatedly stated his desire to end his career at the club he supported as a boy, but, at present, is unwilling to lower his demands. The 28-year-old’s situation has not been helped by his lack of appearances in the past year as a result of a cruciate knee ligament injury, although Carlo Ancelotti revealed last week that he is eager to reach a deal with Cole and indicated that money was the only issue left to be resolved. “The economic factor is an issue for the club to sort out,” the Chelsea manager said.

Cole is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club at the moment, although he has not received any offers since stressing his desire to stay in a joint statement released with Chelsea after a tentative inquiry from Tottenham Hotspur last August. That would almost certainly change if he was available for free in the summer. Sir Alex Ferguson has long been an admirer of Cole’s creativity, while Liverpool and Manchester City would also be keen to speak to the player.

Joe Cole’s contract talks with Chelsea have reached an impasse over his wage demands. The England midfield player is out of contract in the summer, raising the prospect of him leaving Stamford Bridge on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Chelsea remain confident that Cole, who joined the club six years ago, will sign a new deal, but little progress has been made in the course of negotiations that began 18 months ago. Cole is understood to be demanding parity with Michael Essien and Nicolas Anelka, who are both paid £120,000 a week. Chelsea’s most recent offer is in the region of £100,000, which still represents a considerable increase on his £80,000-a-week salary.

Cole has repeatedly stated his desire to end his career at the club he supported as a boy, but, at present, is unwilling to lower his demands. The 28-year-old’s situation has not been helped by his lack of appearances in the past year as a result of a cruciate knee ligament injury, although Carlo Ancelotti revealed last week that he is eager to reach a deal with Cole and indicated that money was the only issue left to be resolved. “The economic factor is an issue for the club to sort out,” the Chelsea manager said.

Cole is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club at the moment, although he has not received any offers since stressing his desire to stay in a joint statement released with Chelsea after a tentative inquiry from Tottenham Hotspur last August. That would almost certainly change if he was available for free in the summer. Sir Alex Ferguson has long been an admirer of Cole’s creativity, while Liverpool and Manchester City would also be keen to speak to the player.

Cole’s advisers are attempting to use his wide appeal to their advantage, as losing him to a main rival without receiving a fee would be a bitter blow for Chelsea, while the impending transfer embargo should also strengthen his negotiating position. Chelsea will not be able to sign any new players after this transfer window until the summer of 2011 if Fifa’s transfer ban is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, increasing the need to keep their present squad together. Ashley Cole, John Terry, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Alex and Salomon Kalou have all signed new contracts since the summer, making it stranger that Joe Cole’s has been allowed to run down.

His situation is reminiscent to the stand-off that developed between Chelsea and Frank Lampard in 2004, when Lampard had just ten months remaining on his contract when he signed a new deal, after which the club vowed never to be similarly exposed again. Joe Cole is hoping Chelsea will back down as they did with Lampard, although they are operating in a different financial landscape. Ron Gourlay, the new chief executive, is under pressure to reduce the wage bill after the club revealed losses of £44 million and a reduced turnover for the financial year to June 30, 2009 as they strive to become self-sufficient.

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Source:- The Times Online

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So typical of us. None of these problems happen to anyone else, it's always bloody us!! I don't like the sound of letting go of an 28-year-old Joe Cole for nothing. GET HIM SIGNED UP!! ffs..

[Kez 2,727]

Can't believe this still isn't settled!

[5354 204]

just offer him that, if not we just gotta offer them more bonus for goals etc...

[Steve 10,227]

Hmm i guess i can understand why they dont want to offer him the amount of money, considering the amout of injuries he has had in recent years. 100,000 a week is stil alot of money.

[zolayes 14,489]

Hmm i guess i can understand why they dont want to offer him the amount of money, considering the amout of injuries he has had in recent years. 100,000 a week is stil alot of money.

agree ..on present form not worth a rise or a regular start .... if he wants to go to world cup needs to improve

and fast

[Ray. 217]

Just hope that a decision can be made soon, otherwise I can see us seriously losing him

[chrismada9 1,948]

not very good to lose him since we won't be able to bring in a replacement when we have the transfer ban over our heads in the summer, so it's got to be signed!!