The captain subsequently said the offer entailed him accepting “a different role” next season.
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“The one criticism you’d have of the club at times, plenty of times, is they’ve lacked a little bit of class in different situations”.
“I think Chelsea have to be careful”, said Souness.
Their title defence faltered from the outset, costing Jose Mourinho his job, and they are set for their lowest Premier League finish since 1995-96. I’ll be speaking to the club over the next few days.
Fans, who were planning to protest over the club’s treatment of Terry, will be delighted by the development.
Owner Roman Abramovich applauded from the stands and Terry was then given the bumps by his team-mates.
He acknowledged the adulation by beating the left side of his chest, over his heart and the club crest which adorned his t-shirt. I’m glad Leicester have won it and I’m glad Tottenham haven’t.
Twelve months ago Terry lifted the trophy.
‘What Chelsea have done over the last 10 years or so, he has been an integral part of it, ‘ Carragher said.
“It was good but I was not so happy, and maybe when I changed and we went back to 4-4-2 we played immediately better, we pressed high and it was much better for us”.
The ex-England captain has made 703 appearances for Chelsea in his career and has scored 40 league goals: A Premier League record for a defender.
“On a personal note I’d like to thank everyone”, he said. We all want the same thing.
Claudio Ranieri’s return to Stamford Bridge appropriately finished level 12 years to the day of his last match as Chelsea manager. “That’s good. I don’t want to speculate but personally I hope they will manage to come to a solution”, said Hiddink. “Even though he is 35, he is still physically fit and mentally fit”.
Should Terry decline the offer, it is likely he will have lucrative opportunities to contemplate in China, the Middle East and, possibly, Europe, now there is no chance Chelsea will be in opposition next season.
John Terry choked back the tears during an emotional on-pitch speech, but stopped just short of telling the Chelsea fans what they wanted to hear.
“I put him in the team when there were a couple of world champions and European champions and I picked him”.
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“He made a fantastic career”.
