Ashley Cole Set To Leave Chelsea

Former England international and Chelsea left back, Ashley Cole, has revealed in a tweet that he is set to leave Chelsea at the end of his contract.

His eight year contract with Chelsea comes to an end this summer, June 30 to be precise and he has already removed “Chelsea and England left-back” from his Twitter biography.b

Cole, who retired from international football after being left out of England’s World Cup squad, said on Twitter: “I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my agent and sadly it does not look like Chelsea will be one of them.
“Thank u Chelsea FC for making my 8 years there a pleasure to work all the staff and players, we’ve been through a lot, good and bad.
“And of course the fans, how do I start, I can only say thank u for giving the boys confidence to win some amazing trophies, and once again.
“And this tweet is to the FANS that have stood (sic) buy me through thick and thin, I will always have u in my hearts, #cfcfans.
“And now I’ll be looking for another journey in my life hope it can be like my others full of fun and of course WIN something.”

Cole was kept out of the side by Cesar Azpilicueta for much of last season, making just 17 Barclays Premier League appearances, his lowest total in a single campaign for the club.

Cole was in tears after the final home game of the season, which now looks certain to have been his Stamford Bridge farewell.

The defender, who won 107 caps for England, will probably not be jobless for too long, despite being in the final years of his career.

Since his move across London from Arsenal in 2006, he has won one league title, four FA Cups, the Europa League and, most memorably, the Champions League with the Blues.