John Terry Admits: Chelsea Could Sign New Defender Despite My Contract Extension

John Terry has admitted to ​Chelsea's official website that the club could sign a new centre-back this summer, despite him penning a new deal on Thursday.
The 34-year-old agreed a one-year-extension to his current contract, which had been due to expire this summer, having guided the Blues to the top of the Premier League table - six points clear of closest challengers Manchester City with a game in hand.

Manager Jose Mourinho has been repeatedly linked a summer move for Raphael Varane, who he signed for Real Madrid in 2011, and Terry says he would not be surprised if the Blues defence was strengthened over the course of the transfer window.

"There are a lot more games now than there used to be if we stay in big competitions, and you never know, the manager might even add another player in the summer," the Chelsea captain revealed.

"It is all about competition and about the football club and winning things, moving in the right direction, and if I am part of that then great, but if not and the club is succeeding then the manager is getting it right as well.

"Now I just want to keep winning major trophies and being in the mix for them. At the start of my career, that is what you want to do, you want to play as many games as you can and become captain.

"I have done that, I am still captain and I am still hungry to win things and hopefully that passion never goes but if it did it is time to call it a day.

"It is still there the way it was when I was 17 or 18 and breaking through into the first team, and as long as that passion remains and I am capable of playing I will try to stay as long as I can."