JT's staying! Chelsea offer John Terry £150k a week to see off Manchester City

26 July 2009 21:24
John Terry has snubbed Manchester City and committed his future to Chelsea, citing their ambition and Carlo Ancelotti among his key reasons for staying. Terry ended weeks of speculation when he issued a statement from the team hotel here ahead of Chelsea's pre-season friendly against Club America of Mexico in which he said leaving 'was never a possibility'. It is a major blow to City manager Mark Hughes, who had identified the 28-year-old England captain as the man to lead the revolution at Eastlands and was ready to pay him £250,000 a week. Chelsea are expected to open talks with Terry on improved terms for the remaining three years of his contract and, although owner Roman Abramovich is not prepared to go anywhere near City's offer, hewill make him the club's highest earner, above Frank Lampard, on more than £150,000 a week. Terry said: 'There has been a lot of speculation recently about my future, and I want to clear this up once and for all. I am totally committed to Chelsea and always have been. 'Chelsea have also made it clear to me consistently that there was never any intention to accept any kind of offer. 'When you are linked with any club, or with a manager who I have huge respect for, it will always make headlines, but me leaving Chelsea was never a possibility. 'I know there has been comment that I should have made a statement earlier.

Source: Daily_Mail