Harry Redknapp urges Birmingham to offer Chelsea legend John Terry £100k-a-week contract and coaching role

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James Olley14 June 2017

Harry Redknapp will urge Birmingham to meet John Terry’s £100,000-a-week wage demands and offer him a coaching role in a bid to convince him to drop down to the Championship.

The defender, 36, is available on a free transfer after leaving Chelsea and has attracted interest from Premier League clubs including Bournemouth and West Brom.

Bournemouth are believed to be the favourites to sign Terry because they are prepared to meet his demands and include the option of a second year.

Aston Villa are also keen and any indication Terry would be prepared to play in English football’s second tier has alerted Redknapp to the possibility of a major transfer coup.

Redknapp signed a one-year deal to take over as Birmingham manager on a permanent basis after taking temporary charge for the club’s final three games of last season.

He has not been given vast sums to spend but the absence of a transfer fee for Terry, plus a commitment to the owner that they would invest money to help a promotion push, makes a deal for the former England star theoretically possible.

Redknapp has long admired Terry and has identified central defence as a major weakness for Birmingham.

He told Standard Sport last month he was open to staying on for a second season, but it is understood he will also indicate to Terry that there is a possibility he could become a candidate to succeed him as manager if the timing is right for all parties.

Terry’s wages are, however, a stumbling block around any potential deal, given no Birmingham player earns close to a six-figure sum.

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