CHELSEA have agreed a new £6.8million-a-year deal with John
Terry which will make him the highest-paid player in England.
SunSport can reveal the Blues expect their skipper to sign a
£131,000-per-week contract when they return to England next week.
Chelsea are in the USA on a pre-season tour and Terrys agent Aaron
Lincoln flew out to Los Angeles last weekend. Negotiations with
chief executive Peter Kenyon on the England defenders five-year
deal have been going on all this week.
As revealed by SunSport three weeks ago, Roman Abramovich demanded
the contract disputes with Terry, 26, and Frank Lampard be resolved
in America. The Blues owner arrived in LA yesterday to shake hands
on the Terry deal and the Russian billionaire will now meet
Lampard to discuss his future.
Lamps and JT, who was on £68,000 a week, argued they should be on a
par with Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack, who earn £121,000.
Chelsea have finally agreed and now hope Lampard, 29, will extend
his contract, which has two years to run.
Boss Jose Mourinho and Rom celebrated the Terry agreement with a
drink at the teams Beverley Hills Hotel.
