Source: Daily_Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Cole faces Chelsea exit as Roman balks at wage demands
Joe Cole fears a complete breakdown in his relationship with Roman Abramovich will result in the midfielder leaving Chelsea at the end of the season.[LNB]Sources at Stamford Bridge claim Cole and his representatives infuriated the Russian with their hardline stance in contract negotiations which saw the player threaten to leave if Abramovich did not meet the 28-year-old's wage demands.[LNB] You must be joking, Joe: Cole's wage demands could bring a swift end to his time at Chelsea[LNB]The tactic appears to have backfired, not least because the Chelsea owner does not consider Cole to be worth his salary demands which are in excess of £100,000 a week especially as he has failed to regularly start in Carlo Ancelotti's side since returning in September from a nine-month spell on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.[LNB]Cole has no desire to leave Stamford Bridge after seven largelysuccessful years at the club. But the negotiations stalled over theEngland winger's demands and there seems little chance of them beingrevived.[LNB] At loggerheads: Abramovich is stunned by Cole's hardline stance[LNB] Cole, who is currently on £80,000 a week, is sure to attract a long list of suitors if he does become available as a free agent in the summer.[LNB]Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is a confirmed admirer, having worked with the young Cole when he was at West Ham, while there could also be interest from Manchester United, Liverpool and possibly even Manchester City.[LNB] Joe Cole: Depressing decline of the fallen wonder kid LEO'S LONDON: If Joe Cole is to burn bright again, the only way forward is through the Chelsea exit Joe Cole: I've got to prove myself again at Chelsea, but that doesn't scare me - I've been doing that since I was 16Terry would be dead if he played away with team-mate's girl in ArgentinaCHELSEA FC
