Source: Telegraph
Carlo Ancelotti dismisses talk of Ashley Cole leaving Chelsea
The Chelsea coach reminded player and suitor that the England left-back remains an integral part of his squad and that no sum would persuade Chelsea to part with him. [LNB]Ancelotti has barely spoken to Cole about his future, other than to instruct him to bring his boots to Wembley. [LNB] Related ArticlesChelsea v Manchester United: match previewLampard's Chelsea reliefRamires set for Chelsea medicalHamburg 2 Chelsea 1Joe Cole v Yossi BenayounFerguson: World Cup was poor"I read that his agent spoke on Wednesday, and I read that Ashley Cole wants to go. My answer was I told him to stay at Chelsea because he is a fantastic player and there's no price to sell him," Ancelotti said. [LNB]"He has a contract, I don't know how long. I want to respect this. We have not heard anything from Real Madrid. I don't need to speak to Ashley Cole."[LNB]Ancelotti was equally reticent about the impending arrival of Benfica's Brazilian playmaker, Ramirez. [LNB]"Until now he is a Benfica player. I don't know if he will be here. I can't speak about him now," he said. [LNB]The Cole-Ramirez discussions prompted much rolling of the eyes at Chelsea's Cobham training ground, where Ancelotti and his players regrouped ahead of the Community Shield fixture with Manchester United after a disappointing pre-season tour of Germany, in which Chelsea lost all three matches. [LNB]The team who began Wednesday's game against Hamburg, including Cole, will start on Sunday. [LNB]"I think that for both teams it's an important game. It is the first important check of the season. [LNB]"We want to see what our condition is. Also playing Manchester United never is an easy game and we want to do our best," Ancelotti said. [LNB]"United could be the most important opponent this season, like they were last season. [LNB]"For this, I think that we need to come back to winning ways. We lost the last three friendlies. They were friendlies but we're not happy to lose too many games."[LNB]Ancelotti is without injured trio Petr Cech, centre-back Alex and right-back Jose Bosingwa, while Didier Drogba will start from the bench. [LNB]Branislav Ivanovic partners John Terry in the centre of defence with Paulo Ferreira replacing the Serbian at right-back. [LNB]Ancelotti backed Terry to return to his best form after an uncertain night against Hamburg. "He made some mistakes but this is normal," he added.[LNB]
