JOHN TERRY says Chelsea need to put faith in their young stars rather than raid Monaco – as Antonio Conte closes in on the signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko from the French club.
Bakayoko is expected to complete a move from Monaco to Chelsea this week.
Conte clinched his first signing on Saturday as Willy Caballero joined on a free transfer.
But the Italian is expected to begin his spending this week with Bakayoko, Alex Sandro and Antonio Rudiger expected to complete moves.
But Terry, who joined Aston Villa yesterday, claims the clubs needs to place faith in its youngsters.
“When I came through at Chelsea I was given five or six games to find my feet and probably wasn’t even ready then,” Terry said.
“But I was given a lot of opportunity by the club, from the supporters, who wanted a homegrown player coming through.
“We’ve got so many at Chelsea who are ready. Monaco have a couple and everybody’s saying how good they are – believe me, we’ve got better players at Chelsea.
“Our boys are good enough, they just need the opportunity. Either that or they need to back themselves and go out on loan.
“What a lot of them do is get in the comfort zone at Chelsea, Man City or Arsenal and think ‘I’m happy here’.”
Terry’s Chelsea career finally came to an end after being phased out by Conte last season.
He now embarks on life in the Championship with Aston Villa after admitting he couldn’t play against Chelsea.
Source:www.express.co.uk