John Terry is set to become the highest paid player in England
with his new £41 million Chelsea
contract.
The Sun says the Blues captain is set to sign a
£160,000-a-week contract before reporting for England duty
tonight.
Terry, 28, has effectively committed the rest of his career to
Chelsea by agreeing the
five-year deal, worth a total of £41m.
Chelsea owner Roman
Abramovich has allowed the pay rise after Manchester City tried to sign the England
skipper.
City's Arab owners were prepared to pay Terry an annual salary
of £10m.
But Terry is remaining loyal to Chelsea and has been rewarded with the new deal
which will pay him an extra £30,000 every week.
That puts him above £150,000-a-week Frank Lampard as the club's
highest earner and on a par with £8million-a-year City striker
Robinho.