Chelsea transfer news: John Terry is staying at Stamford Bridge, confirms Blues boss Antonio Conte
Italian was named Premier League manager for an unprecedented third successive time
JOHN TERRY will not be leaving Chelsea during this window, Blues boss Antonio Conte confirmed.
The 36-year-old has been linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge this January but Italian boss said the "squad needs him".
Terry, 36, has been with the west London club since he was 14, captaining the side through the most successful period of their history.
He has won 14 major trophies including four Premier League titles and the Champions League.
Terry has only played eight matches this term because of injury and Conte settling on a back three.
But despite reports linking him with Bournemouth and beyond, Conte confirmed he had no interest in letting the former England captain leave.
SunSport first revealed an agreement between the pair had been reached last week.
Conte, won became the first manager to win the manager of the month award three months in a row, said: "I didn't know about Bournemouth interest for John.
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"John is an important player for me and if he doesn’t play, he is a really important man in the changing room. This squad needs him.
"His work on the pitch and in the changing room outside is fantastic. This shows he is a great player but also a great man.
"For me it is fantastic to have a person like him to help me in my first season in Chelsea. For this reason I repeat, John will stay with us in my squad.
"When I see a situation for him to start to play he will play, but he is a really important player for me."
Terry will be banned for the game against Leicester on Saturday evening after he was sent off in the FA Cup win over Peterborough last weekend.
He trained with the rest of the first-team on Friday morning - as did Nathan Ake for the first time in five months.
Ake has returned to the club after spending the first half of the season on loan at Bournemouth.
The Dutch defender started the last eight matches in a row for Eddie Howe - scoring three times.
The Cherries won picked up 13 points from those games.