Jose Mourinho Gives Cole Ultimatum

Ashley Cole's transfer to Chelsea seems to become more of a fairytale. After the English defender was continuously linked with a move to Stanford Bridge - he even said good bye to his Arsenal colleagues - the transfer might not be possible. And that's because the financial part of it is still to be settled.

Chelsea's boss, Jose Mourinho, demanded that Arsenal should make up their mind about selling the player in the next few days. And that's because the Portuguese really needs a left full-back for the next season. And, in case the Cole deal will be off, Chelsea needs time to prepare for another biding.

"It is in their hands and we have to wait. If we have no solution about him in a couple of days, we turn the corner and we see other faces. What can I do? Arsenal has an offer from Chelsea. If they accept, they accept, if they don't accept, they don't. If Arsenal decide to sell the player, that is OK. But the player belongs to Arsenal, we cannot do anything about it", stated Mourinho.

Still, he stressed out the importance of a player like Ashley Cole for his team. And that's exactly why Chelsea seems to have already found a replacement for the gunner: "We have other options. We are waiting for decisions but we have other options. We cannot play a whole season only with Wayne Bridge. There is a space in our squad for another left-back because we only have one real left-back".

As for Arsene Wenger, he repeatedly stated that he needs Cole in his squad for another season. Still, the Frenchman did not rule out the possibility of him leaving the squad. "Ashley Cole has not left yet, and if he does, we still have players who can come in for him or we can buy", admitted Wenger.

Arsenal are expected to make their decision in a few days, probably before the weekend.