Terry signs five-year Chelsea deal

Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a new five-year contract with the Barclays Premier League club.

The England skipper put pen to paper today to end months of speculation over his future.

Terry had a little over two years to run on his previous contract, which is superseded by the new one, meaning he is now committed to the Stamford Bridge club until 2012.

Terry told the club's website, www.chelseafc.com,: "I'm really happy this has now been concluded.

"There has been a lot of speculation but these things take time and I never had any doubts that I wanted to stay at Chelsea and that the club wanted me to stay.

"I hope that the fans can see that we are all trying to build something special here, both for now and for the future, and I want to be a part of that.

"I have been at Chelsea all my career and have the privilege of being captain. Now it's time to look forward to the new season, which we are all very confident about."