John Terry ‘delighted’ to be returning home to Chelsea
John Terry will return to Chelsea in January after agreeing a consultancy role working with the club’s academy.
Terry, who won 17 trophies over a glittering 19-year career at Stamford Bridge, has been out of work after leaving Aston Villa on the eve of the new season in order to pursue a managerial career. That has yet to come to fruition, so the 41-year-old has agreed to return to his boyhood club.
Terry will take up the part-time position where he will combine an on-field coaching role with mentoring of the club’s academy players.
He will continue with other commitments alongside the role.
Chelsea’s head of youth development Neil Bath said: “We are delighted to be welcoming John back to Cobham in a role that will involve coaching and mentoring the next generation of young players in our Academy.
“It goes without saying that John’s experience in the game, both as a world-class player and more recently as an assistant coach in the Premier League, will be invaluable for everyone in the building.
I’m delighted to announce that I’m coming home, and have taken up a consultancy role @ChelseaFC academy. As well as delivering on field coaching sessions I will be involved in coaching discussions and mentoring our academy players.pic.twitter.com/dLW8gnXlxp
— John Terry (@JohnTerry26) December 29, 2021
“He will be a great mentor for our players and a fantastic asset to our coaching staff. We can’t wait for him to get started.”
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‘I’m coming home’
Terry joined the club as a 14-year-old and made 717 appearances, 500 of them as captain. He won five Premier League titles and a Champions League winner’s medal.
He left in 2017 to join Aston Villa where he went on to become Dean Smith’s assistant. But he left in July in the hope of landing a managerial position.
“I’m delighted to announce that I’m coming home, and have taken up a consultancy role academy. As well as delivering on field coaching sessions I will be involved in coaching discussions and mentoring our academy players,” tweeted Terry.
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