Dean Smith won’t stand in John Terry’s way if a management offer does come in

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith insists that no one has approached them about offering John Terry a management job. Picture: Nick Potts/PA

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith insists that no one has approached them about offering John Terry a management job.

However, Smith stated that he would not stand in the way of Terry’s departure if the time was right, amid reported interest in his assistant manager from Bournemouth and Celtic.