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The whole business of Manchester City's pursuit of Chelsea captain John Terry seemed like the very definition of the "silly season" that is the European summer transfer window. For weeks there have been endless reports of how suddenly cash-flush City wanted the Chelsea defender, essentially offering him the moon (and buckets of cash) to make the switch. Sunday, finally, Terry himself issued a statement to the club's official website that his future remains committed to Stamford Bridge. Terry basically said what people like myself have been thinking this whole time -- that he'd never leave Chelsea.
For Terry to move to City, it would be purely for the money. Even with all the club's signings this summer, it still has a ways to go to even qualify for the Champions League, let alone win it. For the upcoming season City isn't even in the Europa League.
And winning the Champions League remains the No. 1 goal at Chelsea. It would have been hard to imagine Terry bolting the club, which is probably the preseason favorite to lift the 2009-10 Premier League trophy, especially in light of his penalty kick miss in the 2008 Champions League final against Manchester United in Moscow. He's got unfinished business, to say the least.
Terry in a lot of ways is Chelsea, or at least the face of the club for the last five years and it's not like he's living in the poor house by cashing Roman Abramovich's checks.
With Terry's rejection, at least for the time being since rumors like this have a tendency to linger even when denials are issued, will City up its pursuit of Everton defender Jolean Lescott? As it happens, the Toffees play the MLS All-Stars in outside Salt Lake City this Wednesday.
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