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Chelsea player clarifies his contract situation: Arsenal and Liverpool want to sign him
CHELSEA youngster Dominic Solanke has denied reports he demanded £50,000 a week to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge.
Dominic Solanke denies ludicrous contract demands
Solanke is highly regarded at Chelsea, but his future is currently up in the air with his contract due to expire at the end of the season.
The England Under-21 international is yet to agree new terms, with The Telegraph claiming last month that he requested a huge wage rise to £50,000 a week.
Don't believe everything you read.. pic.twitter.com/cDsO6zZYpd
— Dom Solanke (@DomSolanke) March 2, 2017
Dominic Solanke is out of contract at the end of the season
But the newspaper were forced to backtrack, accepting it was untrue in their 'corrections and clarifications' section.
And the 19-year-old took to social media to post a picture of the correction, tweeting: "Don't believe everything you read."
Solanke is yet to feature for Chelsea under Antonio Conte and has been linked with both Arsenal and Liverpool.
Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp both reportedly interested in Chelsea youngster Dominic Solanke
Football London reported last month that the Gunners are long-term admirers of Solanke and were put on red alert after Conte suggested he will leave in the summer.
The Blues manager said: ”I think [he will leave], I am not sure, but I think this is his will.
“I have spoken with him to try to understand his decision. It is normal. We must have a great respect for every decision.”