Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has played down suggestions he will look to sign Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole if he leaves Chelsea this summer.
Cole, 28, is out of contract in the summer and revealed this week that negotiation with Chelsea has not gone according to plan.
"We can't seem to find common ground and it's distracting," he said. "At the moment there is no offer on the table, so I know where I stand. I still hope to talk in the summer."
Should Cole leave Stamford Bridge on a free transfer, he is likely to attract widespread interest from around Europe, but Redknapp has indicated that he is unlikely to make an offer.
"He is a terrific player but I have a lot of terrific players here," he said. "When you look at Luka (Modric), Niko (Kranjcar), Aaron Lennon, David Bentley, I am not short really.
"When you talk about signings of the year, Niko never gets a mention. He has to be right up there. What a fantastic signing he has been for us. I paid £2.5 million when I signed him for Portsmouth and the same when he came here. "When I first saw Niko play, I thought that he was a terrific technical player. He has been top-class since we brought him here."
Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, has suggested he is unconcerned by the current uncertainty over the player's future.
"For me, it's not distracting," he said. "I think that Joe doesn't need to do more. He is doing everything at his best and he wants to play.
"He isn't playing because Joe Cole has a manager who puts him on the pitch sometimes and sometimes puts him on the bench."
Cole, 28, is out of contract in the summer and revealed this week that negotiation with Chelsea has not gone according to plan.
"We can't seem to find common ground and it's distracting," he said. "At the moment there is no offer on the table, so I know where I stand. I still hope to talk in the summer."
Should Cole leave Stamford Bridge on a free transfer, he is likely to attract widespread interest from around Europe, but Redknapp has indicated that he is unlikely to make an offer.
"He is a terrific player but I have a lot of terrific players here," he said. "When you look at Luka (Modric), Niko (Kranjcar), Aaron Lennon, David Bentley, I am not short really.
"When you talk about signings of the year, Niko never gets a mention. He has to be right up there. What a fantastic signing he has been for us. I paid £2.5 million when I signed him for Portsmouth and the same when he came here. "When I first saw Niko play, I thought that he was a terrific technical player. He has been top-class since we brought him here."
Carlo Ancelotti, meanwhile, has suggested he is unconcerned by the current uncertainty over the player's future.
"For me, it's not distracting," he said. "I think that Joe doesn't need to do more. He is doing everything at his best and he wants to play.
"He isn't playing because Joe Cole has a manager who puts him on the pitch sometimes and sometimes puts him on the bench."
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