John Terry - Never about a new contract

John Terry has given more insight to the talks between himself, the owner Roman Abramovich and the Chelsea board and has stated the reason for his silence in the official statement the club released yesterday, but has added to an interview with Skysports News that it was never about a new contract. He said he has 3 more years left on his contract and it was never about the money side of things at all.

For all Chelsea fans its such a relief that he is staying at the bridge but what makes it more special is John Terry's loyalty to Chelsea Football Club and its fans. Yes we all know (and he confirmed himself) that Manchester City put in a bid for him and we have all read and heard the stories of the amount of money they were going to put on the table. Its great to know that this never came into the equation.

Its simply down to John Terry as captain of the club seeking reassurances from Chelsea of their intentions with current key players, the possibility of bringing in some big players and of course the intentions of the new manager. This is fantastic to hear and I really hope that these people that have set up groups of Facebook and have written about him selling out or using the bid as leverage for a new deal, that question his dignity and loyalty in every way are sitting there reading the papers this morning with egg on their face.

Did you really ever think that he would leave and he would sell out? Honestly?. Every single die hard Chelsea fan was more than likely 99% certain that he would stay as he has pledged his loyalty to the club time and time again with just that 1% slight doubt because of the money.

They call him "Mr Chelsea" in certain quarters at the club and you can see the respect he has from all the players and the influence he has at the club. So why on earth would you people see him as being a sell-out?

Like I have said in previous posts all we wanted him to do was come out alot earlier and put these stories to bed but after reading his statement and listening to his interview on Chelsea TV and post match last night on Skysports News you can now understand that this was all within their own control. They didn't want to be influenced by things outside of the club and at the end of the day, even though we wanted it alot earlier, we have to respect that and looking back have done the right thing.

I am sure no doubt these "so-called" supporters will be there or watching around the world singing John Terry's name come the beginning of the season. Its just a shame that these people ever questioned his loyalty in the first place.

Just remember, John Terry his CHELSEA!