Former England captain John Terry has rejected more lucrative offers from Chelsea’s Premier League rivals to join Championship club Aston Villa on a one-year deal.

Sherwood has told John Terry he will not be going to a smaller club if he heads for Villa Park.

Chelsea will reach a big moment in their history when they arrive at Wembley today not just because of the opportunity to complete a ‘Double’ but because it marks the first game in a new era without captain John Terry, the man behind so much of their modern success. So, the big question is who will step up to replace him?

John Terry scored for a 17th successive Premier League season as champions Chelsea beat Watford 4-3 courtesy of Cesc Fabregas’ late strike.

Chelsea have announced that captain John Terry will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Burglars targeted former England football captain John Terry's country mansion while he was reportedly on a family skiing holiday.

West Ham United are to investigate reports of homophobic leaflets being handed out to fans at last night's League Cup match between West Ham and Chelsea.

Chelsea 1 Leicester City 1: John Terry has a habit of hijacking title celebrations and this time it wasn’t even Chelsea’s party he gatecrashed as the defender took centre stage at Stamford Bridge to extend the soap opera around his future.

The fans serenaded the man they describe as 'Captain, Leader, Legend' on his potential farewell.

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1: Eden Hazard may finally have rediscovered the form that has deserted him for virtually the entire season, but the one player foremost on Chelsea’s minds at Anfield was John Terry.

John Terry has been advised to play on for as long as possible as his Chelsea exit nears.

Roy Hodgson accepts he has a challenge to overcome at the heart of England’s defence, but tempting back John Terry is not a solution that has seriously crossed his mind.

Chelsea captain John Terry was absent from training on the eve of Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg with Paris St Germain.

Terry missed Chelsea's 2-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg loss at Paris St Germain on Tuesday night with the problem sustained in last Saturday's Premier League win over Newcastle.

Captain John Terry conceded defeat in his bid to play for Chelsea in tonight’s Champions League clash at Paris St Germain and is a doubt for Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Manchester City, interim boss Guus Hiddink has admitted.

Terry underwent a scan on Sunday and took part in Chelsea's open training session on Monday afternoon, but the club later announced he had not travelled with the squad.

“He picked up the hurley as casual as you like, pure down to earth, and belted away with us for around an hour.”

Frank Lampard paid tribute to his long-time Chelsea team-mate John Terry after the defender announced he is set to leave the club in the summer.

Chelsea say John Terry could yet be offered a contract extension after the captain announced he would be leaving this summer.

John Terry will end his 21-year association with Chelsea at the end of the season after being told his contract will not be renewed.

The 35-year-old central defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea.

Chelsea 3 (Costa 64, Fabregas 66, Terry 90+8) Everton 3 (Terry og 49, Mirallas 56, Funes Mori 90) Gerry Cox, Stamford Bridge. Few players divide opinion like John Terry.

Former England captain Terry took to Instagram to pay thanks to Mourinho on Friday morning, after the Portuguese boss’ departure.

Captain John Terry is in contention for Chelsea’s crucial Champions League Group G clash with Porto on Wednesday night.

Chelsea captain John Terry is expected to miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash at Tottenham, with Jose Mourinho blaming a “dangerous” pitch for his ankle problem.

John Terry hopes Chelsea’s win over Norwich can kick-start their season.

"When others speak, maybe I don’t take it on the chin. When players have not had a career, played at a really bad level."

Terry received a four-match suspension after being found guilty of using abusive language towards Ferdinand’s brother Anton during a Premier League game in October 2011.

John Terry has backed Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to bounce back from their tumultuous start to the season and hopes successive clean sheets are the catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes.

Captain John Terry has urged his Chelsea team-mates to heed the wake-up call presented by their 1-0 FA Community Shield defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.

Captain John Terry has urged his Chelsea team-mates to heed the wake-up call presented by their 1-0 FA Community Shield defeat to Arsenal.

“There is obviously talk of Arsenal signing Petr and if they do get Pete, that will strengthen them for sure. He will save them 12 to 15 points a season.”

Chelsea 3 Sunderland 1: John Terry lifted the Premier League trophy after a campaign when Chelsea led from the front almost from day one.

As I watched John Terry hold that Premier League trophy aloft it struck me how lucky we have been as fans in the last 10 years — not in terms of success — that goes without saying, but more in terms of the players that we have had the privilege of calling our own.

John Terry has played every minute of Chelsea’s Premier League title-winning campaign and will ask Jose Mourinho to continue in the last two games of the season in a bid to beat his personal goalscoring record.

“Two games we need to keep winning and keep pushing on.”

Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1: A game that was preceded by Chelsea’s triumphal march through a guard of honour provided through gritted teeth by Liverpool effectively drew to a close when Steven Gerrard walked reluctantly from the field in the 79th minute, accompanied by a standing ovation drawn from all corners of the stadium.

Eden Hazard has sprung to the defence of former coach Rafa Benitez after Chelsea captain John Terry took a swipe at the Spaniard after the Blues clinched the Premier League title last weekend.

John Terry believes Chelsea’s first Premier League title win in five years is just the start of a new era of trophy gathering at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho says he is the supreme leader at Chelsea.

John Terry recognises Chelsea’s performances in the second half of the season have been forgettable, but says it matters not a jot as Jose Mourinho’s men close in on the Premier League title.