Joe Cole set to join United



Joe Cole is poised for a summer move to long-time admirers Manchester United

Sunday March 7,2010
By John Richardson


JOE Cole is poised for a summer move to long-time admirers Manchester United if there is no agreement on a new contract at Chelsea.

The midfielder has been on Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson’s radar ever since he started impressing as a precocious schoolboy in the West Ham academy.

Ferguson would regularly ask the then-West Ham manager Harry Redknapp “How’s Joe doing?” when their paths crossed. It was Chelsea who moved in for Cole seven years ago – but now Ferguson could snap up the 28-year-old on a Bosman free at the end of the summer.

Cole’s current £80,000-a-week deal is in its last few months with talks on an improved contract having stalled.

It’s believed Cole wants more than £100,000 a week – and he has grown disillusioned with the lack of progress on talks.

He is also frustrated at the lack of first team chances since he returned from a nine month injury lay-off and it has made him think about taking on a new challenge.

If he was to leave then friends say he favours a move to Chelsea’s title rivals Manchester United. Ferguson would be keen on bringing Cole in, as United would only have to pay wages for someone who would normally have a £15 million price tag.

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