Carlo expects Terry stay

21 July 2009 07:26
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists John Terry will remain at the club and expects the matter to be resolved in the next week. Terry's future at Chelsea has been the subject of widespread speculation with Manchester City continuing their pursuit of the England captain. Chelsea have already rejected two bids from City this year, but the speculation over Terry's future will not go away, particularly with the centre-back not breaking his silence on the issue. However, Ancelotti is confident the whole transfer saga will be sorted out within the next week and he has been impressed at how Terry has handled the situation. "For John it is not a distraction this question because he works very well, he is very concentrated, he is focused on himself, but I think in one week nobody will have a problem about John Terry," Ancelotti told Sky Sports News. "John wants to stay in Chelsea and Chelsea want John Terry to be captain for more years." Asked if he thought the situation would be resolved within a week, Ancelotti replied: "Yeah I think so." The Italian claims he has no problem with City's pursuit of Terry and rejected talk of possibly reporting their Premier League rivals for allegedly tapping-up the defender. "No, there is no problem," added Ancelotti. "If Manchester City want to improve and buy the best players it is normal because he is a great player and all teams want to buy a great player. "These are normal questions but he stays in the same team because he is a captain for Chelsea, it is impossible to sell John Terry." Ancelotti also admits loyalty is very important and claims Terry, along with team-mates Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba, have a big part to play for the rest of the side. "It is very important because Terry, like Ashley Cole, Lampard, Drogba, is a very important player," added Ancelotti. "Not only as players but as men, they are great men and they present an example for other players. This is very important for the club."

Source: SKY_Sports