Aston Villa sign ex-Chelsea captain Terry

Former Chelsea and England captain John Terry has signed a one year deal with Aston Villa as his contract with the Blues expired on June 30.

The 36-year-old defender said he turned down offers to carry on playing in the Premier League for more money because he did not want to play against Chelsea.

He won 78 caps for England, played 717 games for the Blues and won his fifth Premier League title in May.

Villa finished 13th in the Championship last season but Steve Bruce's side are among the favourites to win automatic promotion to the top flight in 2017-18.

Terry has played for only two other English clubs - Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, with whom he had a short loan spell in 2000.