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title: "Chelsea remain keen on Italian defender despite Terry’s new contract"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-remain-keen-on-italian-defender-despite-terrys-new-contract/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2016-05-19T17:49:02Z"
modified: "2016-05-19T17:49:02Z"
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# Chelsea remain keen on Italian defender despite Terry’s new contract

![Bonucci](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/4615720-500x325.jpg)Chelsea fans in the Transfer Tavern are surprised to hear that their club is still chasing a big-name defender, despite handing their captain a new deal yesterday.

[*The Times*](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/terry-signs-but-chelsea-step-up-defender-search-9x3pk35mw)[states](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/terry-signs-but-chelsea-step-up-defender-search-9x3pk35mw)that Chelsea’s incoming boss Antonio Conte remains keen on bringing Leonardo Bonucci to the club from Juventus this summer, despite the Blues handing John Terry a one-year contract extension yesterday.

Terry’s new deal means the club’s longest-serving player, who first broke into the first-team in 1998, will remain at Stamford Bridge this summer, although with Conte still eyeing Bonucci it appears first-team football for the veteran centre-back will be limited.

35-year-old [Terry will remain club captain next season](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/terry-signs-but-chelsea-step-up-defender-search-9x3pk35mw) but may find himself regularly out of the first-team picture, with Conte keen to improve a defensive line that was incredibly leaky during Chelsea’s poor season.

Chelsea’s quest to sign Bonucci may well be unsuccessful though, as the 29-year-0ld only penned a five-year deal at Juventus last year and our landlord believes he won’t want to give up European football.

**Blues fans, should Terry remain a starter next season? Let us know in the comments below!**