Cole vows to fight on at Persib

Carlton Cole has done a reverse Virgil van Dijk by committing himself to Indonesian side Persib.

After a couple of matches the former Celtic striker found himself the subject of media attacks by the club owners who were unhappy about his inability to score.

Cole and Michael Essien are the star signings for Persib but after the excitement and attention of the signing it seems that the costs of the contract are making the club uncomfortable.

I will be professional and calm as I usually am. But this direct attack on me for the whole season must stop. Look at yourself first before you point fingers at good people. I was very surprised and disappointed what came out of Umuh Muchtar’s mouth on sky sports news in England. And I would like to clarify I have a great relationship with Persib and everyone connected to the team. But this manipulation of the media has to stop somewhere because when you intentionally try to damage my career that I have worked so hard for it starts to get personal. I have not once mentioned this mans name in a bad way, he has not once supported me since I arrived at the club. And I haven’t been treated fairly but I kept my mouth shut and worked hard and kept everything professional. I am still Persib player until I tell you otherwise. I have a 1 year contract here and I have enjoyed it so far even though I have had to turn a blind eye to these direct attacks from this man in the media. Anyway let’s hope for the best in the near future for Persib Bandung. ????????

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Cole was a surprise signing for Celtic in October 2015 when Ronny Deila found himself short of strikers.

After a week long trial a contract was agreed but without regular match practise he failed to make any impact on the team with his only goal coming in a Scottish Cup tie at Stranraer.

Personal issues saw Cole return to London in January with his Celtic deal cancelled by Brendan Rodgers.

Following four matches in the United States for Sacramento Republic after leaving Celtic Cole cut that move short with the odds stacked against him completing his year long contract with Persib.