Originally posted by Slipshade:
Erm, considering that he's actually the backbone of Chelsea, will that really be too much to ask for? Remember how miserably Chelsea had performed whenever they were without him.
But of course, for that kind of money, they could probably find another defensive backbone... but will it be so easy? Clubs will try to inflate their players' prices, and the players are also probably going to try get themselves a ridiculous sum of weekly wage. Because that's what Chelsea did for their players, and everyone knows that, and are probably more than ready to exploit it.
Morever, Ballack and Shev haven't been performing great this season but yet they get such astronomical weekly wage. Terry must be thinking that a consistent good performer like him, doesn't deserve to get only 70,000 pounds per week!
I think it is Carvalho who is the real backbone at Chelsea. Terry only know how to talk and shout and scream but it is and was Carvalho and Gallas that made him look so good at the back... And i don't think the money is the real problem here, $10,000 difference probably can still accept but asking for a 9 yrs contract? And want to be given a chance to manage the club in 9 yrs time? That is just asking too much i think... Sol Cambell probably a better defender than Terry at his age lost his first team place at Arsenal at the age of 32... Do you serious think Terry can last till 32 at the top level? I doubt very much so.
He should just take his 5yrs and forget about everything else and be happy with it.