It has been rumoured today that Joe Cole is on his way out of Stamford Bridge after questioning his role in the team.
Out of the four games played this season, Cole has managed to pick up less than half an hour of Premiership football. He was left on the bench for the opening two games of the season, handed less than fifteen minutes against Liverpool, and fifteen minutes against Portsmouth.
The Daily Mail reports that Joe Cole has asked Mourinho where he stands, to which the manager has simply replied that Cole has not done enough to merit first team football.
According to the Mail, ‘sources at the club’ claim their relationship is ‘strange’, and that Cole is unsure about his role, if any, in the side.
West Ham have been spending big this summer, and are one of the few teams who could meet the midfielder’s wage demands. Cole has never kept quiet the affection he has for his former club, and could return there to win back his starring role.