Chelsea legend John Terry’s hopes of becoming Al-Shabab boss on hold due to Saudi side’s boardroom wrangling
JOHN TERRY’S hopes of becoming a manager rest on boardroom wrangling at Saudi side Al-Shabab.
SunSport revealed how the former Chelsea and England captain has verbally agreed to join the Pro-League club as he pursues his dream of becoming a coach in his own right.
Elections are being held in the next few days to try to establish a whole new set of directors at Shabab — with at least one of the four candidates looking to get Terry on board.
Terry, 42, has already met with senior executives of the group bidding to take over.
He flew to France last month for talks which are now at an advanced stage.
At the meeting on August 16, he even met with some of Shabab’s France-based supporters.
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There is a power vacuum at Shabab after former club president Halid Al-Baltan was deposed.
The new group bidding to take over want Terry in as either coach or sporting director and he is up for the move.
Chelsea’s most successful player is currently back at his old club as an academy consultant.
Indications are that the Blues will not stand in Terry’s way if he can join the growing number of English players and managers in the Middle East.
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His old England team-mate Steven Gerrard is already boss of Al-Ettifaq, while ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler is head coach at Al-Qadsiah.
Results of the presidential election should emerge next week.
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