Premier League - Second City bid for Terry rejected

Eurosport - Fri, 03 Jul 17:53:00 2009

Chelsea have rejected a second offer from Manchester City for their captain John Terry.

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The size of the offer made by City was not revealed in a statement from the Blues, however, the south-west London club sought to end any further interest saying they would "not entertain any conversation on the subject".

The news comes as the latest rebuff for City, who have already had a bid to sign Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o knocked back this summer. City made an offer for the 28-year-old defender last season when they encountered similar short shrift from the Blues, who this morning reiterated the England captain's desire to stay at Stamford Bridge.

"We can confirm we have completely rejected an offer from Manchester City for John Terry," a statement on the club's website read.

"It was made clear to City, for a second time following an approach last season, that we would not entertain any conversation on the subject. At the time John also reiterated his total commitment to Chelsea.

"We would like to make it clear, and will not do so again, that John is not for sale."

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  1. Man city's out of their mind, Terry is Chelsea all­ the way through, him and Lampard ARE Chelsea, like­ Gerrard is to Liverpool, Shearer was to Newcastle. No­ club can sell players of this quality. Hey least they­ tried.....TWICE!!

    From magyar87, on Fri 3 Jul 12:51PM

  2. Either (a) Sheik Mansour doesn't understand­ football and cannnot comprehend why he cannot buy­ whoever he wants, despite warnings to the contrary from­ hughes (if he has any involvement as Mansour has­ repeatedly made public his desire to sign­ Terry).

    OR

    (b) John Terry has had his head turned by­ City and has been encouraged by Bridge, Barry, SWP and­ fancies doubling his shabby £100k/week wages. Seems­ strange that City would go back in for him after the­ Kaka fiasco.

    I think it'd take £50m+ to even tempt­ Chelsea and he surely fancies one last crack at the­ Prem/Champs Lge with Chelsea under Ancelotti before­ even considering a move.

    Never say never, though.

    From Paul F, on Fri 3 Jul 12:50PM

  3. Lmao at the Utd fans lurking on this thread - maybe­ hiding from the signing of Hop-a-long Owen

    From trevor.wightman, on Fri 3 Jul 12:48PM
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    tevez wasnt that good of a player, over rated argie. ­ took too many chances to score and never scored enough­ in premiership. at least owen is a proven goal score­ when fit.

    as for ronaldo, he has been wanted to leave­ manu for years. just fergie didnt want to sell him to­ anyone untilstupod money was being offered and u could­ tell last season that ronaldo was not at his best.

    i­ am sure ronaldo will be a flop next season,

    From Marc, on Fri 3 Jul 12:38PM

  5. Comment 48! Well this is what im talking about when­ utd fans bang on about stuff because their eyes are­ full of fergy s**t!!! 3 champions league finals you­ have been to under fergy! the first you had to come­ back in the last min after being totally outplayed and­ outclassed! the second was against chelsea! if terry­ hadn't have slipped you would have been beaten­ again! also outplayed during the 90 mins! and as for­ barca! you'll have to show me a clip of when you­ outplayed them? cos when i watched it all i saw was­ messi, xavi, inesta and eto taking you guys appart!­ anderson, park, ronaldo, rooney, giggs (who is a good­ player but well past his best!) scholes etc didn't­ have an answer for them and as for the great Rio­ "i would have stopped maradona in the 86 world­ cup" Ferdenand! A touch of reality! if you­ can't stop messi scoring with a header from 8 yards­ out! (the guy is about 5ft6) how the hell would you­ have stopped maradona in full flight? you wouldn't!­ he would have done to you what he did to all the other­ england players!!!

    As for the league! chelsea have­ been in transition! liverpool have been building slowly­ and arsenal always seem to be two years away from­ having a great side? this year will be different! two­ players who have scored 65 goals for you last two­ seasons have gone! not only that but owen! ha ha ha...­ i couldnt have made it up! no one wants to come to­ you! what strength have you added? i really don't­ know what you mean by that? if fergy plays the­ youngsters (who are they? gibson? nani? rafeal?) face­ facts mate! utd have had there time! and i for one­ can't wait to see fergy squerm! what a to**er

    From gareth, on Fri 3 Jul 12:38PM
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    free playstation3 with every purchace of man u season­ ticket`s that aint returned LOL LMAO­ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C.T.I.D.

    From mcpluker, on Fri 3 Jul 12:32PM

  7. i have just gone to man u site re mr micheal owen ! no­ sign of eltosso! wonder why?

    From lemontreesid, on Fri 3 Jul 12:30PM

  8. Now Man U after Owen how the mighty have fallen good­ swaps Valencia & Owen for Ronaldo & Tevez The­ best they can hope for this season is to avoid­ relegation and finish mid table

    From CLIFFORD, on Fri 3 Jul 12:27PM

  9. Sorry people! i know this is a john terry story but­ F**k me! Owen to man Utd!!!! i couldn't have had­ that dream last night! Owen! Utd!!! mark this day in­ your calander people! the day that Utd Couldn't buy­ there way out of trouble ha ha ha!!!
    Villa, silva,­ benzema, ribery, ronaldo and tevez! i wonder what the­ conection is? oh yes! they all don't want to play­ for comic relef fergy! red nose and all that! you know­ :-)

    From gareth, on Fri 3 Jul 12:23PM

  10. how can elrosso be voted off !is he talking pooo

    From lemontreesid, on Fri 3 Jul 12:20PM

  11. oh dear oh dear elrosso has just been potted along with­ the playstation adds ! wonder why­ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????­ ?????????? @#$% ser

    From handyandyisalways, on Fri 3 Jul 12:17PM

  12. 48 as for the champions league final's moscow and­ rome manchester united were outclassed in both ,you got­ lucky in one ! if you know football you will understand­ !!!!!

    From handyandyisalways, on Fri 3 Jul 12:15PM

  13. Manu web must be @#$% for their fans (elrosso) to be­ fixed on ours! Or is he just getting in practice for­ next season and watching out for the mighty­ BLUES..........Owen????hahahahaha.

    From jenkinsandy78, on Fri 3 Jul 12:14PM

  14. comment no 48.barcelona are not lucky.but they deserve­ to win.what kind of youngster are you talking­ about???giggs?scholes?neville????let see what happen­ this coming season.can manu survive against new champ­ division team at they 1st match????i don't think­ so....they will be relegated.let see it happen....

    From helmi0465, on Fri 3 Jul 12:13PM

  15. 47 they need English players

    From handyandyisalways, on Fri 3 Jul 12:13PM

  16. what is this free playstation 3s malarky ?

    From anthonymalfatti, on Fri 3 Jul 12:12PM

  17. hey elrosso, man utd has weakened its squad not­ strengthened! and chelsea IS the best team in europe

    From Achiko, on Fri 3 Jul 12:12PM

  18. elsosso as i say you are deranged ,and if utd have­ strebghtened their squad i'd like to know in which­ department hahahahahahahahaha micheal owen !whats the­ point eh ? you have a few maybe's in nani and­ anderson fletcher ? cant see where your title challenge­ is coming from ? as i say chelsea have been in turmoil­ since the chosen one left !what do you think would have­ happened if these players were led correctly over the­ last three years ? think about it !

    From handyandyisalways, on Fri 3 Jul 12:12PM
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    Hey lemon you are so funny. How can Chelsea be the best­ team in Europe when they can only finish third in their­ domestic league. The premiership is so easy for Man Utd­ now that most games they use to blood youngsters while­ their stars rest and we still win it with ease. The­ nightmare for you all now is that Man Utd have­ strengthened their squad this season so who can stop us­ now. As for the champions league final every fan who­ knows anything about football will recognise the­ superior football played by Man Utd while Barcelona got­ lucky.

    From elrosso, on Fri 3 Jul 11:52AM

  20. Can't believe City would do this without a nudge by­ Chelsea. Besides there's lot of good defenders­ around, how about Mexes ? Surely Hughes can look­ further a field or does he lack world football­ knowledge ?

    From Morituri, on Fri 3 Jul 11:46AM
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