Just two weeks ago Stoke aggreed a fee with the Hammers for the striker .
Cole was said to be unhappy with comments made in an interview on Sky Sports News with Potters ' Chairman Peter Coates in which Coates questioned Cole 's injury record .
Just two weeks ago Stoke aggreed a fee with the Hammers for the striker , but Cole was said to be unhappy with comments made in an interview on Sky Sports News with Potters ' Chairman Peter Coates in which Coates questioned Cole 's injury record .