Ashley Cole wiped away tears as he, Frank Lampard and John Terry walked
lap of appreciation around Stamford Bridge after Chelsea's 0-0 draw on Sunday.
While
all three players have been rumoured to leave the Blues over the
summer, Terry and Lampard are likely to stay. Not so for Cole, who at
33, started only 14 matches in the Premier League this season, losing
his starting role to Cesar Azpilicueta.
Jose Mourinho ignored Cole for large parts of the campaign, but the
left-back has started the past four matches, including the Champions
League tie against Atletico Madrid.
Cole, Lampard and Terry saluted the Matthew Harding stand after
Sunday's match against Norwich, but Mourinho said he thought all three
Chelsea veterans will return next season.
"Again, they are with the club on their future," Mourinho said. "I think they will play here [for Chelsea] again. I think so.
"But now it's time to wait a little. The summer is a long summer for
us. For you, the media, with the World Cup, it's a different story. For
the players involved in the World Cup it's a different story. But for
us, as a club, it's a long time to be calm and to sit and to discuss and
to analyse options and the market and possibilities. It's a long summer
for us."
Cole has played for Chelsea for eight seasons.
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