Chapter 1020 I'm going to China!

After just getting through the devilish Christmas schedule, the English teams have begun to enter a busy recovery phase.

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Teams with sufficient personnel reserves will generally arrange a substitute lineup to play in the FA Cup or even the League Cup in January, leaving more time for the main players to rest.

But this obviously does not include Chelsea.

After the Blues changed coaches, Hiddink came in to help out, and one of his important tasks was to reverse the team's decline.

Therefore, in formulating the team's season plan, the ambitious plans at the beginning of this season have now been lost one by one, and the team's goals have been constantly changing, from the original European qualification, to the later League Cup, and now the FA Cup.

For Chelsea, there is no hope for European competitions, and they were eliminated from the League Cup, leaving only the FA Cup.

Hiddink had said this in the meeting before, all the team's main players must play!

This means that after the team has worked hard to complete the Christmas devil's schedule, they still have to face the FA Cup against Scunthorpe from the English League One.

Do you know?

This team's ranking in the English League One is lower than Southampton's second team. It was slaughtered by the Saints' second team this season. But Chelsea is actually going to use its entire main lineup to play against a team that is far weaker than their second team. Isn't this a joke?

But in this situation, everyone is in danger, who dares to say anything?

After a day's training, in the locker room of Cobham training base, the players quietly showered, changed clothes, put on shoes, and then left. Almost no one spoke.

Even if there is something to say, most of the communication is done through eye contact.

Ever since the incident of an insider forcing midfielder Oscar to leave, Chelsea's internal management has been problematic.

So much so that even now, when everyone sees that Oscar is not a starter for the Saints but is a strong substitute in the midfield and often has outstanding performances, they are happy for him.

How could this Brazilian player, who looks so artistic, be a traitor?

Captain John Terry sat in front of his wardrobe, watching his teammates busying around, and he didn't know what to say.

The friend's wife scandal in the past did cause great damage to his personal image, but it did not affect his position in the team.

Those who know him know that he just made a mistake that all men would make.

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The reason he remained silent was because he was also one of those people who were in danger.

There is only half a year left on his contract, but the club has not made any statement.

Should I continue or not?

This is obviously a problem, but some people think it is not.

If Terry were five years younger, it would be to his advantage to drag it on, and he would be happy to do so.

But Terry is already 35 years old now, and it would be very disadvantageous for him to delay any further.

He clearly sensed that the club was putting pressure on him.

Although he is not young anymore, Terry is still in pretty good shape. Last season, he was still one of England's outstanding central defenders. Even though the team's overall performance is sluggish this season, Terry is still the mainstay of the team's defense.

More importantly, Terry is very clear about his level. He knows that he can still continue to play. He wants to continue playing in Chelsea, and it would be best if he retires in this team.

But apparently, someone didn't think so.

This made Terry feel helpless.

After changing clothes and putting on shoes, he stood up and adjusted his clothes in front of the mirror on the closet, when he saw a coach walk into the locker room and shouted, "John!"

Terry turned his head away because there was only one John in the locker room.

He saw a trainer waving at him and immediately asked, "What's up?"

"Come out for a moment!"

Terry was about to go out, so he closed the wardrobe. When he turned around, he saw that his teammates all looked puzzled, even a little bit scared. He smiled and said, "Nothing, maybe we want to talk about the FA Cup bonus."

Some teammates in the locker room immediately smiled, but these words seemed more like self-consolation.

Given Chelsea's poor performance this season, the owner paid a large sum of liquidated damages after firing Mourinho. Can they still expect bonuses in this situation?

Terry himself didn't believe it.

But when he walked out of the locker room, he saw CEO Marina Granovskia standing in the distance, and Terry suddenly felt uneasy. ? ?Reading??? ??

Because he knew that Granovskia represented Abramovich, and she would not come to Cobham unless it was something important.

"Hello, Marina!" Terry walked over, forced a smile, and shook hands with Granovskia.

"Hello, John!"

"What's up?" Terry asked.

Granovskia nodded. "You shouldn't have accepted interviews from the media after the game. This should be arranged by the press officer. You made it difficult for us to do so, especially with what you said."

Terry is a smart man who often deals with management, and he understands what Granovskia means.

The problem is not that he gave private interviews to the media, because that doesn't count.

He was interviewed in the mixed interview area after the game, so there was no problem at all.

The problem is what he said.

Terry said he wanted to stay at Chelsea, but the club has not offered a new contract and has been slow to start negotiations on a new contract, so he may leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

This caused quite a stir among Chelsea fans, because Terry is crucial to Chelsea today.

Anyone who has watched Chelsea games will find that Terry is still in very good shape. Plus, Chelsea is short of players, so all Blues fans think Terry should be retained.

But the management seems very hesitant about the contract renewal issue, which is very puzzling.

"Marina, although I am a Chelsea player, I think everyone should have the right to fully express their position, right?" Terry said this and shook his head.

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with what I said. I was just telling the truth."

"But you should know that this has caused trouble for the club's operations. You have put pressure on us. We were originally planning to renew your contract, but now..."

Before Granovskia could finish, Terry couldn't help but wave his hand, "Are you sure you're telling the truth?"

Granovskia was stunned, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "We are indeed studying whether to renew your contract."

"What's the result?" Terry waited for the other party's answer.

Granovskia shook his head. "We can't give you an answer for now. You know, we are contacting Guardiola. We hope that he can take over Chelsea in the new season. We need to determine the head coach first, and then negotiate your contract renewal with the head coach. You must have confidence in the club."

When Terry heard this, he was happy in his heart, "What if you decide not to renew my contract?"

Granovskia was suddenly speechless.

When that time really comes, Terry will only have two choices. If he still wants to play football, then he can just hastily choose a team to play for. If it really doesn't work out, then he can just retire.

Of course, with Terry's influence in the team, if he takes the initiative to bow his head and surrender, he should be able to ask for a contract extension, but as for the salary, he must listen to them.

"Marina, I received news that you are contacting American center back Mizga and are also renewing the contract with Ivanovic. I wonder if these two deals have been agreed and approved by the new coach?"

Terry's tone of questioning made Granovskaia very uncomfortable, especially the strong sarcasm in his words, which made Abramovich's confidants feel humiliated.

"John, the club has its own way of doing things. If you insist on thinking this way, then we can't do anything about it."

Terry knew the answer. In fact, they might not even have considered whether to renew his contract. They just wanted to delay time. As for how long, they would talk about it later.

"Ok, Marina, I understand what the club means, because you have no sincerity!" Terry's tone became heavier.

"I came to Stamford Bridge when I was 14 years old. It has been 21 years now. I can get to where I am today not because I compromised. I know that will never win respect."

Granovskaia was also a little nervous. He knew that Terry was the team's banner and the team's current defensive pillar, but his contract renewal was indeed not in the club's plans.

If she handles the matter carelessly, she will be accused of driving away the club's meritorious players and will be cursed by all the Blues fans.

"Marina, to be honest, I don't expect you to respect me, but now I want to tell you solemnly that I hope to buy out my own contract and leave during the winter break!"

"What?" Granovskia was shocked. Leaving during the winter break?

"How can this be possible?"

Terry smiled coldly, "Why not?"

The Chelsea captain glanced around the familiar Cobham again, and suddenly felt so strange and unfamiliar.

"I love Chelsea, but not your Chelsea!"

After saying that, Terry turned and walked away without even looking back.

Granovskia was a little at a loss. She never expected that Terry would suddenly ask to buy out her contract.

According to the rules, he can do this, but

If Terry leaves the team now, how will Chelsea's defense play?

Although the team has introduced Mizga, this American central defender has not been truly trained in England. In this case, who can replace Terry and bring out the role Terry plays in the team?

No, no, I must keep him!

Granovskia turned around and was about to shout when he heard the roar of a car. Terry had already driven away, leaving Granovskia standing there, smelling the gasoline all over the ground.

At the locker room door, some Chelsea players who had just walked out of the locker room saw this scene and heard their conversation. They all knew that Terry was leaving and would probably never come back.

One by one, the meritorious and famous players who had served the club for more than 20 years left just like that.

It's frustrating and disappointing.

Granovskia was completely panicked, she had never expected that things would develop to this point. The morale of the club was already low enough, but what would happen if there was another disturbance because of Terry's matter?

Does Chelsea really want to disappoint all the players?

But Terry, who was driving on the road, obviously ignored the thoughts of others behind him. He had already made a decision and felt relieved all over. The mood that had been suppressed for a long time also completely became cheerful.

While driving, I suddenly remembered, took out my cell phone and made a call.

"Master Huan, it's me, John. I've decided to buy out my contract and go to China!"

Yang Huan on the other end of the phone seemed very happy and kept laughing.

After finally hanging up the phone with Master Huan, Terry called his agent again and told him his decision.

After thinking about it, he called his good friend, Martin Samuel, a famous English columnist.

Only after doing these things did he truly breathe a sigh of relief.

He is free!