Ashley Cole is demanding huge money to stay at Chelsea.
The Daily Star Sunday says has contract talks over a new, lucrative deal continue to run into a brick wall.
The England international is believed to want around the £200,000-a-week mark, putting him alongside the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and newcomer Eden Hazard.
Chelsea aren't keen on forking out big money for a player over 30 but also know they could lose him for nothing when his contract expires in 2013.