Arsene Wenger says John Terry still a 'great player' but Arsenal will not move for outgoing Chelsea captain

Arsene Wenger has expressed his admiration for John Terry but has ruled out making a shock move for the Chelsea captain.

 

The 35-year-old revealed on Sunday that he will leave Stamford Bridge in the summer after being informed he will not be offered a new contract.

Wenger, who raided Chelsea last summer to take Petr Cech, says Terry remains a 'great player' and is still well capable of playing at the highest level.

Chelsea supporters believe Begovic and Courtois should fight for no.1 spot when Belgian returns

After four miserable months, Chelsea's mood has finally been lifted after victory over Norwich City was followed by a convincing defensive display in the goalless draw with Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.

And there is further positive news for the Blues.

Jose Mourinho backs Spurs for title push ahead of Sunday's derby

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Mauricio Pochettino's side have not tasted defeat in the Premier League since the opening day of the season.

The 12-match unbeaten run has taken them to within four points of top spot ahead of this weekend's visit of champions Chelsea.

 

Chelsea have turned into a soap opera, claims former Blues striker

The Premier League champions have endured a torrid start to the season, languishing in 15th after losing half of their ten league games so far including a 2-1 defeat to West Ham at the weekend.

Mourinho, meanwhile, has publicly slammed his players and faced numerous FA charges for his behaviour with disharmony at Stamford Bridge seemingly rife.

 

Cascarino believes Chelsea have turned into a soap opera, particularly as defender Gary Cahill was forced to face the media instead of his manager after the West Ham defeat.

“It feels like every week that there is another episode in front of us. You just don’t know what’s around the corner now,” Cascarino told Drivetime.

“I think Mourinho must be shell-shocked because he has never experienced anything like this in his career – we are all expecting things to change but they haven’t.

“The strange thing about Saturday was that Cahill faced the media. He had to explain their loss to West Ham and what was happening which I thought was really strange.

“There must be relationships at the club that are nowhere near as strong as they once were. 

“When the books come out a few years down the line we’ll find out a lot more about this period because one thing is for sure – it doesn’t all add up.”

Chelsea Fans want Loftus-Cheek to start against Arsenal

It's the question many Blues fans have been discussing among themselves considering both Pedro and Willian are injured.

 

Jose Mourinho hoped to persuade Paul Pogba to join Chelsea in pleading phone call

 

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain were thought to be frontrunners for the 22-year-old but it has now been revealed Chelsea made a big play for the Frenchman.

Chelsea: John Stones' written transfer request*

John Stones has handed in a transfer request at Everton.

 

That much we know to be true, but we've used a bit of artistic licence to imagine what it might look like (see pic above).