Manchester City are prepared to make Joe Cole the Premier League’s best-paid player by offering the Chelsea midfielder a four-year deal worth almost £40 million.
According to the Daily Express, Cole will become a free agent this summer after failing to agree terms on a new contract at Stamford Bridge. And City are said to be waiting in the wings to offer the 28-year-old £180,000-a-week.
As Cole would move to Eastlands for nothing, City would build his transfer market value at an estimated £10 million into his wages, which would work out to around £9 million a year.
With Manchester City now favorites to secure a Champions League place by hanging on to fourth spot, they will be hoping the added incentive of European football will be enough to persuade Cole to move north.
City boss Roberto Mancini has claimed the Manchester club can become a household name in European competitions and that securing a Champions League spot will help lure big name players to Eastlands.
“A lot of players could come here next season if we play in the Champions League,” he told the Daily Express.
“I think Manchester City can be a very important team in the future.
“We could become a bigger threat than Chelsea. We work for this because we want to be like them or, if possible, even better.
"I would like to think we can become one of Europe’s top clubs next season.”
City host arch rivals and near neighbours Manchester United on Saturday, in what is being billed as one of the biggest Manchester derby’s in recent history.
United will be hoping to keep their title hopes intact, while City continue their push for fourth place.
According to the Daily Express, Cole will become a free agent this summer after failing to agree terms on a new contract at Stamford Bridge. And City are said to be waiting in the wings to offer the 28-year-old £180,000-a-week.
As Cole would move to Eastlands for nothing, City would build his transfer market value at an estimated £10 million into his wages, which would work out to around £9 million a year.
With Manchester City now favorites to secure a Champions League place by hanging on to fourth spot, they will be hoping the added incentive of European football will be enough to persuade Cole to move north.
City boss Roberto Mancini has claimed the Manchester club can become a household name in European competitions and that securing a Champions League spot will help lure big name players to Eastlands.
“A lot of players could come here next season if we play in the Champions League,” he told the Daily Express.
“I think Manchester City can be a very important team in the future.
“We could become a bigger threat than Chelsea. We work for this because we want to be like them or, if possible, even better.
"I would like to think we can become one of Europe’s top clubs next season.”
City host arch rivals and near neighbours Manchester United on Saturday, in what is being billed as one of the biggest Manchester derby’s in recent history.
United will be hoping to keep their title hopes intact, while City continue their push for fourth place.
No comments:
Post a Comment