Joe Cole one of the most naturally gifted players Chelsea have ever seen.

""I am just focused on the World Cup, I'll leave that with my agent. I just want to get my head down and try and train and play well. My future will sort itself out. It won't distract me. It has been going on for a while and it is a story to be told at another time. I want to try and do my best for England over the next few weeks." "

""I'm itching to get started and I think there's always a chance of redemption in football. There's games on top of games from now on. If you lose 5–0 on a Wednesday you can win 5–0 on a Saturday. So there's always a chance of redemption both with England and Chelsea. We want to be very successful this season with club and country. It's been a long summer with no football and it wasn't easy watching Euro 2008 on telly. But I've had a good break and now I'm itching to get started, get in the thick of it and get playing games again. It's a big season for me because I would probably say I'm close to my peak. I'm only 26 still but I've got a lot of experience now and know the game. I'm getting better every year and hopefully I can continue.""