Mikel John Obi: Chelsea fans believe John Terry can inspire Blues to another Premier League title

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Vaishali Bhardwaj27 September 2016

Mikel John Obi believes that Chelsea fans feel John Terry is the man to inspire the Blues back to the Premier League title despite the defender's long-term future at the club being unclear.

Terry signed a new one-year deal at Chelsea in May that has taken the 35-year-old into his 22nd year at the west London club, although he has been forced to miss the Blues' last two league games with injury.

The Chelsea captain's absence has coincided with two straight defeats for Chelsea - against Liverpool and, last weekend, Arsenal - both of which were characterised by poor defending by Antonio Conte's men.

Mikel has revealed that the Italian coach played a big role in ensuring Terry remained at Chelsea this season, and insisted that the fans believe the Blues can repeat their Premier League title haul from 2015 this time around if Terry remains fully fit and in the starting line-up.

"I think Conte played a big part in that contract that JT got," Mikel told Goal. "I think if JT said no, then obviously I don't think the club would have done that, but I think the fans as well got right behind JT and the fans really wanted him to stay.

"He is the leader, he is the captain and the fans really think with JT we have a better chance of winning the trophy again.

"I think everyone came together the fans, Antonio and the board did a massive job to make sure that John stays.

"I think JT will definitely be in Chelsea forever, so I can always wish him well, even when he retires, I think he will always be involved with this football club."

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