Chelsea legend John Terry vows to return to his beloved Blues as manager one day

JOHN TERRY was unveiled as an Aston Villa player — then vowed to return to his beloved Chelsea as manager.

The Blues legend snubbed bigger offers from clubs in the Premier League, America and China to join Steve Bruce’s Championship outfit.

And Terry, 36, revealed he wants to one day go back to the Bridge as boss.  He said: “That’s a goal. Me and Lamps (Frank Lampard) have had those conversations.

“Do you dream too big? I don’t think you can ever dream too big.

“I’ve always wanted to be the very best and if that’s in management, then Chelsea’s the one. That would be incredible but I realise as well you can’t go in somewhere like Chelsea as your first job.”

Terry confessed to sleepless nights agonising about life after the Blues, having lifted 15 trophies with the club over a glittering 22-year career.

He added: “I knew this day was going to come but even now words are hard to find to describe it.

“I feel like I’m turning up to school for the first time. This is a new chapter now and it excites me.

“If you were to offer me promotion today — to get into the Premier League with Aston Villa — then I would bite your arm off.”

Terry has signed a one-year deal worth around £5million, with an option of a further season open to both parties.

He praised  Bruce for persuading him to take the plunge at Villa, where fans once jeered him and chanted ‘let him DIE!’ as he was taken off on a stretcher in 2013.

The ex-England and Chelsea skipper said: “I am coming  to start afresh with the Villa supporters.

“I’m passionate and I’ve run out here many times and given as good as I’ve been given and wound people up.

“People see you in a certain way and think, ‘right, he’s an a******e’ and  bracket you there.  But that’s not me, you grow up and live and learn.”

Bruce began winning the defender over when they played golf in Portugal.

And Terry added:  “He gave me a few long putts to help persuade me!

“Aston Villa will get 100 per cent of John Terry.”

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