Sir Alex Ferguson phoned me every week to check I was going to school but I still snubbed Man United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Chelsea and England captain John Terry has revealed former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign him as a youngster.
Terry spent a combined total of 22 years on Chelsea's books, joining them at the age of 14 in 1995. Making 717 appearances for the club at first-team level, the former centre-back, who won 17 major trophies during that period, will go down in history as one of the club's all-time greats.
However, the now-43-year-old, who joined Chelsea's academy from West Ham United, has revealed that things could have worked out differently had Ferguson had his way.
The legendary Scot, during Terry's youth, used to ring the former centre-back's family home every week to check on his progress. READ MORE: The United metric that could save Erik ten Hag and rivals Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool READ MORE: Ethan Wheatley reveals Bruno Fernandes private gesture after United debut United, according to Terry, 'rolled out the red carpet' in a bid to sign him, but Chelsea was where the former Aston Villa defender felt he belonged.
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