Why MLS Would Be a Wise Move for Chelsea Captain John Terry

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According to bleacherreport.com, John Terry, 35, says he may be finished with Chelsea at the end of the season after revealing the club is not planning on extending his contract. The big question surrounding the player is where next? He has been linked with clubs in China and the Middle East.

Terry has recently revealed he will not play for another Premier League or even an European team so he won’t have to play against Chelsea. He also told The Daily Mail newspaper back in December that he wasn’t ready to retire and that he was keen on a move to the United States. Both announcements have prompted soccer fans everywhere to believe that he will follow in the footsteps of former Chelsea and England team-mates Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole as well as former England team-mate and former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard by making the move across the Atlantic and to MLS.

Match of the Day pundit and former Liverpool player Mark Lawrenson spoke on Match of the Day about how he believes that Terry “will jump across the Atlantic” and become the latest English player to join MLS. Graeme Le Saux, former Chelsea and Southampton defender, added to this by saying it was a disappointment that he was leaving but he believes that Terry will have other opportunities if he leaves, especially in the United States.