‘Chelsea right to keep JT’

Chelsea are right to offer John Terry a one-year contract extension – he’s the best defender the Premier League has seen. To have let him go would not have been a wise move.

When he announced in January he was likely to be leaving I expected there to be another twist. There was a similar situation last season and ultimately Chelsea can’t afford to let him leave.

If they had three better centre-backs, then fair enough. But that’s not the case.

The fans love him and idolise him. That was clear at Anfield with their songs and banners. But it’s not about sentiment.

Terry is a serial winner, a leader, a great communicator and there aren’t many like him around. If I could have had any centre back in a side I played in, he’d have been the one I’d have picked.

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