Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma out for 6 months with ACL damage

Chelsea captain John Terry reiterated his desire to extend his contract with the Premier League champions on Sunday, a week after announcing he would leave at the season’s end.

The 21-year-old landed awkwardly after contesting a high ball and was taken off on a stretcher in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United.

It is a lengthy association that both player and supporters are desperate to see extended.

Is this a sign Terry might be staying or some crafty editing from someone at the club?

Of more immediate concern to Hiddink was the injury suffered by Terry’s central defensive partner Kurt Zouma. We are now focusing ourselves and he himself explained that he’s focusing on the games in a tough week or weeks coming up.

“In the last couple of games he’s been doing very well”.

Van Gaal may have bristled at the talk about his future, but Chelsea captain John Terry was more forthcoming when questioned about his.

Terry was denied a penalty in the first half after Daley Blind appeared to block his goal-bound shot with his arm, and he felt the spot-kick should have been award.

The draw leaves United six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City and manager Louis van Gaal said: “That’s why I’m frustrated, and my players are too”.

“His desire is there and he’s been showing that desire for Chelsea for a long time”.

In such circumstances, Terry’s contract saga is an episode they could probably do without.

The France global is highly rated as one of the best young defenders in Europe at the moment and provides great physical presence in the Chelsea back line as well as youthful verve.