ASHLEY COLE earns less than £4,000-a-week at LA Galaxy.
And even worse for the famously money-obsessed left-back, he makes the least
of the club’s latest marquee signings.
The ex-Arsenal and Chelsea star was memorably left “trembling with anger”
after being offered £55,000-a-week by the Gunners in 2006.
At the peak of his career he was earning £120,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge.
But they are colossal numbers in comparison to what he’s making now alongside
Steven Gerrard in MLS.
The LA Times report that Cole’s not on mega money because Galaxy have already
signed three designated players – Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane and Giovani
dos Santos – on large salaries.
Former Man City midfielder Nigel de Jong and ex-Southampton and Wolves star
Jelle Van Damme both joined for a wage of nearly £7,000-a-week.
Cole will make around £3,966-a-week.
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But the club’s coach and general manager Bruce Arena admitted the cost-saving
buys took some negotiating.
He said: “That took a little political work to make that happen.
“Whenever we do anything, everyone in the league is there giving their
opinion whether we can do it or not.”