CONTRACT KILLING ... but Joe has vowed to fight for his Blues life
He says he wants to stay but the club have withdrawn their offer of a new deal and put Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham on full alert.
Midfielder Cole, 28, will be available on a free transfer in the summer but he refuses to give up on his Chelsea career.
He said: "I've never spoken publicly about contracts before.
"I don't think contracts should really be discussed mid-season. I have always signed mine in the summer in the past.
"But this time it's different. We can't seem to find common ground and it's distracting. At the moment there is no offer on the table, so I know where I stand. I still hope to talk in the summer."
Cole's current deal expires on June 30 when he will be free to quit the Blues after seven years at Stamford Bridge.
No new talks are planned between the parties at present even though Cole is keen to stay.
Chelsea have been tightening the purse strings at the club for some time and Cole has been on the fringes of the team recently.
The bombshell development is at odds with boss Carlo Ancelotti, who said recently: "He will stay - of that I am 100 per cent certain."
sad but i think he will leave
he will be a good free signing to which ever club who manage to get him
he is becoming injury prone for the last couple of years really.
he's playing in one of the world's most physically demanding football league.
not easy to stay free of injury.
if one could do that, it's a bonus. if not, cant blame also.
i hope he go help Spurs
Spurs got so many wingers there liao. go there and be supersub eh?
No point going to Spurs for him.
Going Man Utd also probably stay as supersub? Or displace Valencia?
The thing is JC wants to play at central. Arsenal might sounds good for him.
he will come good for liverpool.
but will mr rafael be smart enough to go for him?
erm going liverpool IMO depends whether theres CL. i believe he wants to go to a club to play CL...
true.
but nowadays players all see $__$ walk one.
worse when rafael give away $$ like he has alot.
then complain that he dont have any.