John Terry has now left Aston Villa after his contact at the club expired.

Terry joined Aston Villa on a one-year contract deal from Chelsea last summer.

He helped the club finish fourth in Championship and made 36 appearances in all competitions.

However, Terry failed to help his gain promotion to the Premier League in the playoffs final which they lost 1-0 to Fulham at Wembley.

Aston Villa released the following official statement on their website this afternoon.

"Aston Villa can confirm the club will part company with John Terry," the statement read.

"We would like to place on record our most sincere thanks for the effort and professionalism he showed with us last season.

"John is a true leader and was everything and more that we hoped. Hugely popular and influential in the dressing room, he played a real captain’s role in creating the incredible bond the players shared with our supporters, and vice-versa.

"We hope he looks back on his time with Villa fondly and we wish him the very best as his career moves forward."

Also, there were doubts over Terry's future at Aston Villa if they did gain promotion to the Premier League.

The Former England star did not want to play against Chelsea which was why he joined a Championship club despite interest from Premier League clubs.

It is not clear whether the 37-year-old would continue playing or not.

Source: http://www.sportdab.com.ng/2018/05/john-terry-leaves-aston-villa-after.html

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He should have moved to MLS or one of those Asian/Arab leagues. That's where aging out-of-form players go to make big bucks before retirement.