Chelsea captain John Terry has confirmed that talks over a
new contract have broken down. Terry confirmed for the first time
that contract talks between himself and the club have broken down
but insisted the situation was not irretrievable and wants them all
to remain at Chelsea. However, the England captain also maintained
he would not be making the next move in a bid to solve the impasse
as his future and those of midfielder Lampard and coach Mourinho
continue to cloud a sensational season for the club.
Terry still has two years of his contract left to run but is
disappointed with both the length of his proposed contract
extension as well as the wages on offer. The Chelsea stalwart wants
to stay at the club for life and is understood to have wanted a
nine-year extension but the club have only offered him five and a
salary way below his £130,000-a-week demands.
The club have yet to make a formal contract offer to Lampard and
Mourinho fears he will be axed by Russian billionaire owner Roman
Abramovich - even if he delivers an unprecedented quadruple of
trophies this season. Now Terry, speaking at the launch of the King
of Shaves 'Young Blades' programme for 2007, revealed: "There is no
movement at the minute. We've been in and the offer has been made
but it has gone no further than that. I won't be me making the next
move - no.
"I said to the club that I want to stay for life and it is as
simple as that. "Negotiations have broken down, like they do
throughout contracts, but who knows when we are going to be
speaking again. "I am not going in as I said. I've got so many more
important things on my mind. "The situation is retrievable and it
is not linked to what Jose does. Definitely not. "He's been great
for me and hopefully the club will do the right thing by him,
myself and Frank Lampard - who is up for renewal.
