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Carlton Cole doesn't know if he will stay at West Ham next season

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West Ham striker Carlton Cole revealed he still does not know where his future lies beyond this season.

Cole's contract expires at the end of the season and it is unclear whether he will stay at the club beyond the summer.

No new deal is on the table for the 31-year-old, and speaking on Sky Sports' Fantasy Football Club, he insisted he has nothing to hide - he just doesn’t know where he will be next season.

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“I really don’t know [if I'm staying],” Cole said. “A year and a half ago I thought I was leaving, but I am still at West Ham

“You never know in football. If Sam is still there, he will phone me up and tell me. You don’t know what a new manager will do. I am in limbo.”

The former Chelsea hitman almost joined up with Tony Pulis at West Brom in the January transfer window, but the move fell through after the Hammers failed to bring in another striker – much to Cole’s annoyance.

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“I was there doing the medical; then I was back home,” Cole added. “It was disappointing as I was going to get some first-team football.

“At the time I was not happy about it, but it was one of those things and I had to get on with it."

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