Terry sign new 5 years deal with Chelsea

Chelsea captain signed 5 years deal with Chelsea to stay in Premier League.

The England skipper put pen to paper today to end months of speculation over his future.

Terry had a little over two years to run on his previous contract, which is superseded by the new one, meaning he is now committed to the Stamford Bridge club until 2012.

Terry told the club's website: 'I'm really happy this has now been concluded.

'There has been a lot of speculation but these things take time and I never had any doubts that I wanted to stay at Chelsea and that the club wanted me to stay.

'I hope that the fans can see that we are all trying to build something special here, both for now and for the future, and I want to be a part of that.

'I have been at Chelsea all my career and have the privilege of being captain. Now it's time to look forward to the new season, which we are all very confident about.'

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon echoed Terry's delight that an agreement had been reached after months of wrangling.

'This is an important day for Chelsea,' he said. 'This was the right deal for us, and for John.

'As a club we are committed to try to keep our players together on long-term deals, and this was a natural progression from last season when other players also committed themselves for the long term.

'As captain, John is clearly a key player for Chelsea and also a great symbol of the club, so naturally we are very pleased this has been agreed.'

After coming through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge, Terry made his Blues debut against Aston Villa in October 1998, and he succeeded Marcel Desailly as captain ahead of the 2004-05 season.

He led Jose Mourinho's side to consecutive Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 and his determined performances at the heart of the Chelsea defence prompted England manager Steve McClaren to name him skipper upon his appointment last summer.

In all, Terry, 26, has amassed 39 caps for England.

Source: Soccernet.com