CHELSEA fear John Terry could miss the rest of the
season with his troublesome ankle injury.
That is why boss Avram Grant moved so quickly to land Serbian
defender Branislav Ivanovic in an £8.9million deal.
Terry has had no problems so far in his recovery from the three
broken bones in his right foot.
But the injury Terry suffered at Arsenal last month is extremely
delicate. And Chelsea fear that if the healing process is not
handled with expert precision, it could even rule their skipper out
for the rest of the campaign.
Grant signed Ivanovic from Lokomotiv Moscow and also wants Nicolas
Anelka, Dimitar Berbatov and Russia midfielder Diniyar
Bilyaletdinov in a £50m January spree.
But only ONE of the quartet would be eligible for
the Champions League because they have appeared in this seasons
UEFA Cup.