Terry looks set to regain the armband Capello took from him a year ago following allegations of an affair with the ex-girlfriend of then international team-mate Wayne Bridge.

England manager Capello revealed yesterday he planned to meet Rio Ferdinand tonight to discuss the prospect of relieving the injured Manchester United defender of the captaincy he inherited in the wake of the Terry scandal.

Chelsea boss Ancelotti, who did not follow Capello's lead by stripping Terry of the Chelsea captaincy, has repeatedly claimed he is not interested in what his players get up in their spare time.

It is something he has been forced to reiterate on numerous occasions when they have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.

Asked today if he felt Terry had learnt his lesson from last year's events, Ancelotti said: "I don't know. I'm not interested in this.

"I'm just interested in seeing him train well and play fantastic football at this moment. That's all."

Ancelotti was tight-lipped about Terry's likely reinstatement, revealing only his belief that the defender would be "happy" to lead his country again.

"I didn't say anything when the England team took away his armband," Ancelotti said.

"Obviously, this is the decision of the national team and he will be happy about this."

And the Italian had no doubt about Terry's credentials as captain at Stamford Bridge.

"He is a Chelsea man, he is a Chelsea player," he said.

"He has fantastic experience, he has personality to be captain here."

Branislav Ivanovic, who is set to partner Terry at the heart of Chelsea's defence in tomorrow night's Champions League clash with FC Copenhagen, was only slightly more forthcoming than his manager.

The Serbia star said: "I'm not in the English national team so I don't know a lot about this.

"In football, when you're captain, you have to have the trust of your team-mates and have to have a lot of things to be a leader, a man, to make everything okay."

Serbia star Ivanovic, who moved to Stamford Bridge three years ago, added: "When I arrived, John Terry was already the Chelsea captain.

"How he's doing with everyone, with all the club, he'll be the Chelsea captain until the end of his career."

The news about Terry completely overshadowed Chelsea's press conference ahead of the Champions League last-16 second leg against Copenhagen.

The one big surprise came when Ancelotti revealed Fernando Torres was not a certain starter as he confirmed he was planning to rest players ahead of Sunday's crucial Barclays Premier League clash against Manchester City.

Copenhagen, who Chelsea lead 2-0 after the first leg, appear tailor-made for Torres finally to end the goal drought he has endured since his £50million move from Liverpool, but Ancelotti said: "Maybe he will have a rest."

There have been claims Torres is homesick but Ancelotti said: "This is not true. He's happy to stay here.

"We're happy that he's here. He's working very well and doesn't have a problem."

Ancelotti was also relaxed about his own future, amid rumours former Blues boss Jose Mourinho is eyeing up a return to England.

"I don't have problems with my future," he said.

"I have another year of my contract and I want to stay here."

But he was far from relaxed about suggestions Chelsea were guaranteed to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals, saying: "We have to pay attention. Copenhagen are a good team with good organisation."

That was certainly not the case three weeks ago when the Danish champions looked every inch a side playing their first competitive match since a three-month winter break.

Yet, despite the quality of the opposition, the win had a galvanising effect on a Chelsea team whose season was on the brink of unravelling but who have since beaten both Manchester United and Blackpool.

Admitting the Copenhagen victory was the "turning point" of his side's stuttering season, Ancelotti said: "Copenhagen was an important match to move on.

"It gave us confidence, optimism, not just the result."