Former England captain John Terry turns down Spartak Moscow contract offer

Former England and Chelsea captain John Terry has turned down an offer from Russian football club Spartak Moscow, the defender himself confirmed on Wednesday.

Terry, who last season played in the English Championship division 1 for Aston Villa is now a free agent after the leaving the club and was rumoured to be joining the Russian champions. But he declined the move for family reasons and put up a post on social media site Instagram, where he wrote that “I have decided to decline a contract offer from Spartak Moscow.”

 

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After considerable thought, I have decided to decline a contract offer from Spartak Moscow. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Spartak and wish them and their supporters well for the rest of the season. They are an ambitious club and I have been very impressed with their professionalism. But after assessing this move with my family, we’ve decided this is not the right move for ourselves at this time. Good Luck Spartak ?⚪️ @fcsm_official

A post shared by John Terry (@johnterry.26) on Sep 12, 2018 at 9:23am PDT

He further wrote, “I have been very impressed with their (Spartak’s) professionalism. But after assessing this move with my family, we’ve decided this is not the right move for ourselves at this time.”

According to a report in AFP, the Champions League-winning defender would have been a replacement for French centre-back Samuel Gigot, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier in the month.

The report also informs that Terry along with former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien – who is also a free agent – was spotted at the Chelsea training ground.

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