Terry says ‘no communication’ with Chelsea over new deal

The 69-year-old Dutchman replaced Jose Mourinho as the Chelsea boss in December, but has revealed he had the opportunity to manage elsewhere. Terry had none of these key things that clubs now crave, No he was a man’s man, chest out, leader of men defender who would put his body on the line as if it was more than a game of football.

“Even before, when we were one point ahead of the relegation zone, I said our target must still be the fourth place but…”

Hiddink declined the chance to respond to Cerezo’s comments but believes Chelsea can curb any player disillusionment by acting decisively to recruit a new manager and quality signings this summer.

Terry, 35, said last week that he had not been offered a new deal when his contract expires in the close season.

Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge left the champions 13th in the table, seven points clear of relegation but 17 points off fourth spot.

Teixeira also confirmed there was interest from Premier League clubs, but “all the proposals that came from them were somewhat windy and did not contain anything concrete. He was well received by the fans at Watford, the fans cheered him there and I’m sure we will have a good reaction on Saturday too”. In the other direction, maybe one or two young players will choose to develop their games in this league for the money before springboarding to the top European clubs. – Chelsea has drawn its past three Premier League games at Stamford Bridge – the Blues have never reeled off four straight home draws in the history of the competition.

“Realistically, we want to try and win the FA Cup, but the draw we got against City will be nearly like a final”. A few players have reached that level again, and we have started winning games.

“Of course when you travel around the world, the Premier League is so attractive, attracting a lot of people”, he said. I don’t think the guys they’re trying to buy are going to have the same influence he’s having at the moment.