Terry joined the club as a 14-year-old and, and bar a loan spell at Nottingham Forest as a youngster, the England captain has only ever played for the Blues, insisting he cannot see himself featuring for anyone else other than the west London outfit.

"For me, you don't see [one-club players] in this day and age," he told Chelsea TV. "You see a couple of the Man United lads and Stevie G [Gerrard] at Liverpool, but other than that you couldn't count five people on your hand.

"It is a rare breed and I am really proud to have spent my whole career here. I have been fortunate enough to start at a very young age and to see different managers come in, big managers, and for me to keep improving.

"One because I have wanted to and secondly because I see this as my club and always will."

Terry is the most successful Chelsea captain of all time, while he is currently sits fifth on the club's all-time appearances list, and admits he would love to manage the Blues after he retires.

"I have learnt over the years from managers I've had and I have worked out [training] sessions from the last seven or eight years," he said.

"I have got stacks and stacks at home. It is just a case of putting it into my way.

"Dennis [Wise] said about having your own people within and it is so important if you are a manager that you are controlling everything.

"It is all or nothing for me and if I don't get the chance to take the reins on everything, that would probably make my mind up whether I do take a job if I get the opportunity."