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Jamie Redknapp has admitted that the prospect of John Terry being a free agent in the summer is an attractive one and would not be surprised if rivals Manchester City came in for him.
Terry, who is now 33-years-old, can leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and Chelsea have only offered him a one-year deal, keeping in line with the club’s policy for senior players. There have been reports that Terry has been offered a new contract, but there are suggestions he may move for pastures new. The former England captain has been a pivotal component in Chelsea’s season so far, with the Blues’ stubborn back-line becoming a obstacle for many oppositions.
Redknapp, talking in his Daily Mail column, admits that Terry will not be short of potential suitors and believes Manchester City could do with the veteran’s services alongside Vincent Kompany.
Redknapp said: “Hard as it is to believe, when John Terry walks out at Anfield on Sunday, he may only have three more league games remaining in a Chelsea shirt.
“Terry, 33, can leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and Chelsea have only offered him a one-year deal, in line with club policy for senior players.
“Perhaps they take him for granted and expect him to stay, regardless of the reduction in terms.
“He has enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career, so these tactics by Chelsea are a dangerous game of risk.
“I wonder if Manchester City would consider a daring raid. If they could pull it off, they get to weaken one of their rivals and they end up with Terry and Vincent Kompany in a mighty partnership.
“It would take a minimum two-year contract to drag Terry from Stamford Bridge, where you can imagine he would ideally like to finish his career as a one-club player. I can’t see him leaving, but I can see City — who have tried to sign him before — enjoying the mischief.
“Terry in another club’s shirt seems unimaginable…or does it?”
