Edouard Mendy snubbed a six-year contract offer — because Chelsea are not showing him enough “respect” over wages.

Mendy, 30, earns around £100,000 a week and wants parity with his Blues rival Kepa Arrizabalaga who picks up almost twice that.

Sources claim Chelsea bosses have even withdrawn their initial offer of a long-term deal as they play hardball with the negotiations — and now there is a stand-off.

And an insider told SunSport: “Edouard is back at Chelsea and he is ready to play.

“But there is a feeling that the contract situation is just going nowhere.”