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18th April 2017
08:37am BST

"The news of Terry leaving is incredibly strange timing, I don't get it at all," Neville said. "I'm not really sure who it suits, maybe John Terry a little bit, but I'm not even sure about that."
He went on.
"It may be a distraction for the dressing room, the club and the fans will be sad today especially after the big game they lost yesterday. "Maybe he's signed a pre-agreement with somebody and they couldn't keep it quiet any longer."The fact that Chelsea finally confirmed Terry's departure less than 24 hours removed from their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United caused plenty of raised eyebrows in the football community. And while the defender has only made five league appearances for Antonio Conte's side this season, Neville insists he could still do a job in the back four, particularly when the title run-in intensifies.
"They haven't kept a clean sheet for quite a bit now and I think he could be quite useful for them," Neville continued.https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/854002118889549826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fjohn-terry-will-leave-chelsea-at-the-end-of-the-season-2-122004
"If they needed someone with experience in this last month to get them over the line, he might be the man they need to call on. "He's got the experience, the resilience, the robustness and that toughness which would get his teammates over line. He may be Chelsea's most important player in the next few weeks."Carragher echoed the sentiments of his punditry soulmate as the Liverpool legend admitted that he couldn't understand the timing of the announcement.
"The timing seems a bit strange on the back of yesterday's game and result," Carragher said. "But for me, he's the best centre-back in the Premier League era. An absolute legend and he'll certainly go down as Chelsea's greatest player. He's one of the greats of the Premier League era and number one for me..."
That wasn't it either.
"I think he's got a lot to offer as a player in the Premier League. You associate him as a one-club man and I think it's always sad when a player of that stature for a club puts a shirt on for someone else. "The fact he's come out early with this announcement I see him playing for someone else next season. Hopefully for us it's in the Premier League."
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