Former Chelsea player Joe Cole revealed in an interview that he felt his pride was hurt when he left Chelsea, but he never thought about leaving the club. He recalled being slightly disappointed when Chelsea suspended negotiations to extend his cont...
Former Chelsea player Joe Cole revealed in an interview that he felt his pride was hurt when he left Chelsea, but he never thought about leaving the club. He recalled being slightly disappointed when Chelsea suspended negotiations to extend his contract following a long-term injury.
Joe Cole said: "They withdrew the contract, and there was a reason for it. But looking back now, they never contacted me. It took me 11 months to recover from the injury, and my contract was still about eight or nine months away from expiring. "
"But at that time, I was a little bit emotional, and I was like, where were you when I was injured? You know what I mean? I was like, wait, let me talk about it first, and then the negotiation never really started."
" I think part of it was a blow to my ego because I thought I should have gotten the contract 18 months ago. So it felt like four or five months later. , the season started, and I started thinking, this might be my last six months. But, you know, I would come back to the table and maybe take a discount, because I was happy, you know what I mean?
