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Cherries boss Eddie Howe is considering signing Terry on loan after Chelsea recalled fellow defender Nathan Ake from his spell on the south coast – and his ambitious bid has the backing of Bournemouth’s mega-rich Russian owner Maxim Demin.
Recruiting the former England ace, 36, would be as big a coup for Bournemouth as persuading Jack Wilshere to swap Arsenal for the Vitality Stadium in the summer.
The move would effectively end captain Terry’s trophy-laden Stamford Bridge career as he is out of contract at the end of the season.
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Terry has been a key player for Chelsea since making his Blues debut as a 17-year-old and has gone on to win every major club honour.
But the centre-back, who has made more than 700 Chelsea appearances, has struggled for game time since Antonio Conte reverted to a 3-4-3 formation.
Terry has played only five Premier League matches this season and was sent off in Chelsea’s FA Cup third round win at home to Peterborough on Sunday.
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Howe is desperate to bolster his defensive options after Chelsea terminated Ake’s loan spell six months early.
The Cherries chief said: “Losing Nathan is a big blow. It will be hard to recruit someone of his calibre.”
And Terry could be tempted to Bournemouth by the way Wilshere has reinvented hismelf under Howe’s guidance.