It was a clearly disappointed John Terry, when it became clear he was not chosen to lead Chelsea, when Enzo Maresca was done as head coach, but shook it off and continued in his role at the academy. Now Terry is instead going out and buying his own club.

John Terry has previously stated that being manager of Chelsea is his ultimate “dream”, and he has revealed his frustration at being overlooked in an interim role, despite working as a part-time academy coach at Chelsea. Now the former Chelsea captain is close to completing the purchase of a League Two club.

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Here he is the one who will make the decisions. According to The Sun , Terry leads a consortium that is close to securing full control of Essex club Colchester United. The price tag is around £14 million.

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Will be exciting to follow.