Chelsea announced that the club legend, John Terry, would return to Stamford Bridge to take up a coaching consultant position at the Academy.
Terry has not worked since leaving his assistant coach position from Aston Villa under the direction of Dean Smith in July.
The 41-year-old played for the Blues for almost 19 years before leaving for Villa Park in 2017 and will now start a part-time role at Chelsea’s training ground in Cobham, which, according to an announcement on the club’s official website, will include providing coaching on the pitch, contributing to coaching discussions with colleagues, mentoring Academy players and supporting dialogue with parents.
Terry will take up his duties at the beginning of January. Neil Bath, Youth Development Manager at Chelsea, said of the appointment: “We are delighted to welcome John to Cobham as a coach and mentor of the next generation of young players in our Academy.
“It goes without saying that John’s experience in the game, as a world-class player and more recently as an assistant coach in Premier League, will be invaluable to everyone in the building.
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