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Terry commits to Blues

27 Jul 2007 - 17:17:29

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Chelsea defender and captain John Terry has ended speculation about his future by signing a new five-year contract with the club.

The one-club man still had two years left on his existing contract but is delighted to commit his long-term future to the west London side.

He told the Blues' official website: "I'm really happy this has now been concluded.

"There's been a lot of speculation but these things take time and I never had any doubts that I wanted to stay at Chelsea and that the club wanted me to stay.

"I hope the fans can see that we're all trying to build something here, both for now and for the future, and I want to be a part of that.

"I've been at Chelsea all my career and have the privilege of being captain.

"Now it's time to look forward to the new season which we're all very confident about."

Terry has spent his entire career at Stamford Bridge, making his debut for the club almost nine years ago in the League Cup victory against Aston Villa.

The 26-year-old England international has made 214 Premiership appearances for the Blues and found the net on 15 occasions.