Premier League icon reveals Sir Alex Ferguson called him ‘every week’ in bid to sign him… with Man United and Arsenal ‘rolling out the red carpet’ for his services before he joined rivals

A Premier League legend has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson called him ‘every week’ in a bid to get him to sign for Manchester United.

Ferguson is one of the most iconic Premier League managers of all time. He won the title thirteen times before retiring in 2012 and saying goodbye to his 27-year reign with the Red Devils.

During his time in charge he saw thousands of players come and go, but ultimately coached almost one of the best players the division has ever seen.

The star revealed on William Hill’s podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan, that before joining the club where he would eventually make his name, he was harassed by Ferguson in an attempt to persuade him to join United, which ultimately never happened. bloom.

Indeed, the top division icon is John Terry, who stated that Ferguson would contact him weekly to ensure he was up to date with his training before joining Chelsea.

Ferguson is the most successful Premier League manager of all time, having won the title thirteen times

John Terry, meanwhile, claimed Ferguson’s United tried to sign him ahead of his move to Chelsea

‘I was at the West Ham academy for two or three years and one night we found out our coach had left so I told my dad I didn’t want to go back,’ Terry, who was inducted into the Premier League Hall this week of Fame, said. ‘Then I went to Arsenal for a year and was floating between Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea.

‘Arsenal and United both rolled out the red carpet for me, but Chelsea did nothing. I had Sir Alex Ferguson call my house every week to talk to me and my dad, to make sure I was going to school and training properly.

‘Despite all that, when I walked into Chelsea I just knew it was the right club for me. I felt like it was my home, like walking into a house and feeling like you belong there for the next twenty years.”

Despite Ferguson’s best efforts, Terry rejected United’s approach and signed for Chelsea as a 14-year-old in 1995, where he made 717 appearances and won 17 major trophies, including five Premier League titles and a Champions League.

United, meanwhile, did well and won a total of 38 major trophies under Ferguson.

Arsenal would win the Premier League in 2004, their last top division title, winning it without losing a game like the Invincibles. However, Terry focused on the season and suggested that Chelsea had nothing to do with Chelsea’s title win in 2004/05, which only allowed them fifteen league goals.

Terry would go on to great success at Chelsea, making 717 appearances for the club in a long and illustrious career

The defender also claimed that his 2004–05 Chelsea season was better than Arsenal’s Invincibles season.

“I’m going to upset a few people here, but I think that season was as good as the Invincibles season for Arsenal,” he claimed. ‘They have drawn a lot of games.

‘We only lost once, away to Man City, Paulo Ferreira gave away a penalty early in the game and we should have come back and won the game.

“If you look at the goals we conceded that year, we conceded against sides you wouldn’t expect if I’m honest, and that’s no disrespect to them. Looking back today. That might have been nine or ten goals conceded.

‘To be honest, I don’t think this is a record that will ever be broken. I certainly hope that is not the case and I am very proud of what we have done defensively. That’s what we were paid for: keeping the ball out of the net. It obviously helped having players around me like Petr Cech, Ashley Cole and Ricky Carvalho, so I’m very grateful for that.”