Chelsea have announced they are willing to fight to keep Joe Cole at the club despite increasing interest from a number of other Premier League clubs.
The England midfielder is available to leave the club on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of June and has been attracting interest from a number of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham.
Chelsea had been rumoured to have withdrawn their offer of a new contract and turned their attention to signing Liverpool’s Israeli international midfielder Yossi Benayoun as a replacement.
But Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins told BBC Radio 5 Live that contrary to the rumours suggesting otherwise, the West London club are keen for Cole to extend his stay.
"We've obviously been in dialogue with Joe for months now and it's pretty evident that Carlo and myself would love Joe to stay but it's down now to the club to see what we can do.
"We sincerely hope Joe stays with us - he's a smashing guy and he's a wonderful footballer so we'll keep our fingers crossed."
The England midfielder is available to leave the club on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of June and has been attracting interest from a number of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham.
Chelsea had been rumoured to have withdrawn their offer of a new contract and turned their attention to signing Liverpool’s Israeli international midfielder Yossi Benayoun as a replacement.
But Chelsea assistant coach Ray Wilkins told BBC Radio 5 Live that contrary to the rumours suggesting otherwise, the West London club are keen for Cole to extend his stay.
"We've obviously been in dialogue with Joe for months now and it's pretty evident that Carlo and myself would love Joe to stay but it's down now to the club to see what we can do.
"We sincerely hope Joe stays with us - he's a smashing guy and he's a wonderful footballer so we'll keep our fingers crossed."
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