The 25-year-old player was sanctioned by the Premiership last season and fined 75,000 pounds for an illegal transfer-talk meeting with Chelsea.

But Cole claims the Gunners used him as a scapegoat over the "tapping up" affair with the Premiership champions.

He has since signed a contract extension with Arsenal but has now revealed his bitterness at the club.

"Arsenal hung me out to dry, using me as a scapegoat to get back at Chelsea," said Cole in a blurb to promote his book quoted in The Sun.

"The board rewarded me with an insult and threw years of loyalty back in my face.

"I'll reveal the shattering truth about who fed me to the sharks. It changed my view forever on the club I regarded as family."

Cole also has a dig at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger saying that last season was the worst yet under the Frenchman.

"After Patrick Vieira's departure the decline from invincibility to near-crisis continues," he said.

Cole, who had a good World Cup in Germany, is believed to be a target of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona.