Celhsea are reportedly confident of reaching an agreement with Ashley Cole in their ongoing contract talks with the England star.
It has been claimed that Cole, 31, has been offered a one-year
extension to his current deal, which expires next summer, and was ready
to walk away for nothing.
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But sources with knowledge of the negotiations were bemused by such
suggestions amid what were said to be perfectly amicable talks, which
began this summer.
It is understood that while Chelsea are more reluctant to offer long
contracts to players in the thirties, each case is judged on its merits
and Cole is viewed as someone with the potential to perform at the
highest level for several more years.
The left-back confirmed last month that discussions with the Blues were
under way and rubbished suggestions he had demanded a pay rise to
£200,000 a week.
Reaching an agreement is not a foregone conclusion, however, as Chelsea
discovered while negotiating with Didier Drogba during the final year
of his contract.
There would doubtless be no shortage of suitors were Cole to enter the
January transfer window without having signed on, as he would then be
able to pen a lucrative pre-contract with another club.
He has been heavily linked with Real Madrid in the past, while plenty
of other teams would be tempted to offer him mega-money deals.
Cole currently faces a race against time to be fit for England's second
World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Tuesday after being ruled out of
Friday's opener in Moldova with an ankle injury.
Meanwhile,
there is still a prospect of Florent Malouda leaving Chelsea in the
coming weeks after he was banished from their first-team squad.
Malouda has been ordered to train with the Blues' under-21 side after
allegedly snubbing several offers to quit Stamford Bridge during the
transfer window.
The emergency loan window opens up this weekend and Chelsea could be
tempted to try again to offload a disgruntled player who could easily
prove a disruptive influence if he spends the entire final year of his
contract kicking his heels.
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