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The Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has once again said that he wants the defender Ashley Cole to stay at the club beyond this season. The 31-year-old England international has been linked with a move away from Chelsea consistently in the last few weeks especially given that his contract only has just over six months to run.

The Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has once again said that he wants the defender Ashley Cole to stay at the club beyond this season. The 31-year-old England international has been linked with a move away from Chelsea consistently in the last few weeks especially given that his contract only has just over six months to run.

There has been no sign of a new deal for the former Arsenal man, which has praised the speculation that he will finally bring an end to his six-year stay at the club. However, Roberto di Matteo reckons that Ashley Cole still has a lot to offer at the top of the game.

He thinks that Ashley Cole has kept himself in great shape over the years that will allow him to play at the top level at least for three more years. As a result, it is extremely important that the club decide to offer him a new contract since keeping the top players is one of the important priority for any club. Ashley Cole has won every major title in these six years with Chelsea including numerous FA Cup trophies and one Champions League medal. The future of the star midfielder Frank Lampard has also been constantly speculated.

“I think, for my part, I’m doing everything I can but ultimately it’s between the player and the club to agree a new deal. I have [told the club I want them to stay]. I’m not aware of where they are right now [in terms of the talks]. The players know I would like them to stay, from my point of view. They are fantastic players who have always performed to a high level for us, for myself too,” said Roberto di Matteo. Chelsea will be making the trip to West Brom this weekend.

The Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has said that he is extremely optimistic that Chelsea will be able to come to an agreement with the defender Ashley Cole over the possibility of extending his contract.

The 31-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, while he will be able to talk with other clubs in January. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard is also out of contract at the end of the season. Chelsea have made it no secret of their desire to ship out on the older players last season. Players like Didier Drogba have left the club after not being offered a new contract.

The Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has said that he is extremely optimistic that Chelsea will be able to come to an agreement with the defender Ashley Cole over the possibility of extending his contract.

The 31-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, while he will be able to talk with other clubs in January. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard is also out of contract at the end of the season. Chelsea have made it no secret of their desire to ship out on the older players last season. Players like Didier Drogba have left the club after not being offered a new contract.

There is a real danger that both Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard will also end up at that scenario, but the manager of the club Roberto di Matteo expressed his confidence that Ashley Cole will sign a new deal with the club. The defender recently scored the only goal of the game in the 1-0 win over Stoke city to put the blues top of the table after the weekend. It looked like the match was going to finish as a draw, but Cole stepped up in the 85th minute to score the winner.

“I’m very optimistic that it will be dealt with before that [January. He has become a legend – he is now Chelsea through and through. But I wouldn’t say it’s just happened recently. He’s been here many years and has contributed a lot to this club. He’s a fantastic pro, which I’m not sure whether you know. Somebody that’s the first one out in training, one of the first into the building with JT [John Terry], trains every day like a professional, reliable, somebody that you could go to war with,” said Roberto di Matteo after the match against Stoke city.

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Chelsea defender Ashley Cole’s future has been thrown into doubt after it has emerged that the club are yet to open talks with the England defender over the possibility of signing a new deal with the club.

The contract of the former Arsenal star comes to an end at the end of this season. He would be free to negotiate with the interested parties in six months time. However, there has been no sign of an offer from the club. It is thought that Ashley Cole would also prefer to move to the MLS in search of a new challenge.

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole’s future has been thrown into doubt after it has emerged that the club are yet to open talks with the England defender over the possibility of signing a new deal with the club.

The contract of the former Arsenal star comes to an end at the end of this season. He would be free to negotiate with the interested parties in six months time. However, there has been no sign of an offer from the club. It is thought that Ashley Cole would also prefer to move to the MLS in search of a new challenge.

The 32-year-old defender is regarded as one of the best left backs than the world. He has won all the major titles with Chelsea including the Champions League title last season. He is also the record holder of the FA cup titles for any player in any era after he recently lifted his seventh FA Cup winners medal with Chelsea. Yet, it is thought that Chelsea are looking to bring in more young players in order to reduce the average age of the squad. Further, the emergence of left back Ryan Bertrand as real replacement for Ashley Cole has meant that the club are not looking to pay the excessive £ 150,000 per week demands of the former Arsenal star.

Instead, they are looking to allow the defender leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and bring in a number of youngsters next season. Ashley Cole’s situation is exactly similar to the one Arsenal find themselves with Robin van Persie. However, Cole has not publicly stated that he wants a move away from the West London club, who will be looking to win the Club World Cup and the Super Cup for the first time in their history.

Brazilian club São Paulo have decided to reject the £ 32 million offer from Chelsea for star midfielder Lucas Moura. The 19-year-old midfielder has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe including the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Brazilian club São Paulo have decided to reject the £ 32 million offer from Chelsea for star midfielder Lucas Moura. The 19-year-old midfielder has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe including the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

However, due to the fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona are after Santos sensation Neymar, they are unlikely to provide a real competition for Lucas. Despite being only 19 years of age, the midfielder has already started dominating Brazilian football with his wide range of skills and incredible pace. He is seen by many as the Theo Walcott with an end result.

Chelsea have been interested in a number of high profile players after winning the Champions League this season. It is a remarkable shift in the transfer policy, which included buying physical players up until now. They have been concentrating on increasing the skill within the team by looking at signing players like Eden Hazard and Lucas. Chelsea have also made a £ 30 million bid for Lille playmaker Eden Hazard, who has already revealed that he will be coming to England next season. The 21-year-old Belgian is regarded as the next big thing in Europe, but his astronomical wage demands would make Lucas a more ideal signing for Chelsea.

“We did not accept the offer but of course Chelsea is the closest to signing Lucas. Inter made an offer of £20.2 million, but this was not considered sufficient by us. Real Madrid is one of these other interested clubs – there has been contact with the president Florentino Perez, who admires the player. Lucas is a big player who will triumph in Europe, but Sao Paulo will only sell him for an enormous offer,” said Sao Paulo president Juvenal Juvenico. Chelsea have a number of Brazilians on-board, which could strengthen their position.

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has said that the club will not be making a decision on the next manager until the end of the season.

Chelsea recently won the fourth FA Cup trophy in six years under interim manager Roberto di Matteo.

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has said that the club will not be making a decision on the next manager until the end of the season.

Chelsea recently won the fourth FA Cup trophy in six years under interim manager Roberto di Matteo.

However, it is expected that Chelsea will not be looking at the possibility of appointing di Matteo before the end of the season. Chelsea still have the Champions League final against Bayern Munich to look forward to on May 19. The possibility of finishing in the top four finished after Chelsea suffered a humiliating 4-1 loss at the hands of Liverpool on Tuesday night.

Speaking after the match, Ron Gourlay has said that it is in the best interests of the club to not make a decision right now. Roberto di Matteo has said that an excellent job since taking over from the Portuguese manager Andre Villas-Boas at the start of March. Even though he has been unable to get the club into the top four, his exploits with Chelsea in the FA cup and the Champions League have called for the Italian to be permanently appointed as the manager of Chelsea. The Italian has certainly brought the best out of his players, but Chelsea could decide otherwise when it comes to the new season.

“The club said from day one when he came in as interim manager that we would assess things at the end of the season. We’ve not changed our approach. Robbie is completely on board with that and the last person who’s going to put any pressure on the team at this stage is me,” said Ron Gourlay after the Liverpool defeat. He said that Chelsea are interested in keeping Didier Drogba, who is out of contract at the end of the season.

Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has ruled out left back Ashley Cole for the match against Wigan in the weekend. Ashley Cole suffered an ankle injury during the match against Benfica on Wednesday night.

He is amazing run into the box and Chelsea the penalty, which was duly converted by Frank Lampard. It proved to be the difference between the two clubs, as Chelsea made it into the semifinals of the Champions League nervously.

Chelsea manager Roberto di Matteo has ruled out left back Ashley Cole for the match against Wigan in the weekend. Ashley Cole suffered an ankle injury during the match against Benfica on Wednesday night.

He is amazing run into the box and Chelsea the penalty, which was duly converted by Frank Lampard. It proved to be the difference between the two clubs, as Chelsea made it into the semifinals of the Champions League nervously.

As a result of the ankle injury, Roberto di Matteo has revealed that he will not be risking Ashley Cole in the match against Wigan, especially with a huge number of matches coming up for Chelsea.

Roberto di Matteo has also revealed that Frank Lampard is also a major injury doubt for the match against Wigan. John Terry has already been ruled out of the match after suffering two fractured ribs, although he has indicated that he will continue to play with the pain barrier. Chelsea have two matches in a span of 48 hours, as they face London neighbours Fulham on Monday night. Chelsea will be looking to close the gap on both Arsenal and Tottenham in these two matches, as the next Premier league match will be against Arsenal – a match that will be sandwiched between the semifinals involving Barcelona.

“Ashley Cole has twisted his ankle so won’t be available, and maybe we will have to see about Frank Lampard. Frank got a knock just above his knee on his thigh muscle and is struggling for that at the moment. For tomorrow it is those three, we will assess them again and see for Monday. John Terry won’t be available for tomorrow, so we have to see how quickly he can recover,” Roberto di Matteo said ahead of the match against Wigan on Saturday.

Controversial Chelsea Football Club and England international left back Ashley Cole is eyeing a summer move away from Stamford Bridge with Barcelona his likely destination.

Controversial Chelsea Football Club and England international left back Ashley Cole is eyeing a summer move away from Stamford Bridge with Barcelona his likely destination.

Cole, who had a highly controversial move to Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal which saw The Gunners file a report “of tapping up their player against Chelsea” to FIFA is currently one of those senior figures in The Pensioners’ squad who manager Andre Villas Boas has termed as the weak link of the side and if the reports that are emerging from sources all over are to be considered, Cole, Lampard and Terry are some of those senior players who are already trying to stamp their authority in the club ahead of their manager.

Reports of tension in the Chelsea camp between the manager and some senior figures like Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole had been emerging in the tabloids for some time now and the tip of the iceberg was reached when Villas Boas dropped both Lampard and Cole from the starting lineup during their UEFA Champions League match against Napoli, which they lost 3-1 at the San Paolo.

Although Cole did come on in the first half as a forced substitution, Lampard was not brought on until after the 60 minute mark and almost all the senior players in the side were displeased at the way Villas Boas is trying to drive them out of the club.

European champions Barcelona are on the lookout for a new left back with Eric Abidal almost certain to leave the side and Ashley Cole, who was given the name “Cash-ley” by the Arsenal fans after he swapped sides for the money is almost to certain to raise his hands and issue a “come and get me plea” to Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola, who is a known admirer of the wing back.