Jose Mourinho has come forward to take a firm stance regarding his treatment of senior players in the Blues’ team. The self proclaimed 'Special One' has made it clear that no preferential treatment would be meted out to the veterans of the club and that they would also have to fight for their places in the team just like everybody else.

The Portuguese, who has been appointed the manager of Chelsea for a second time, told reporters: “There will be no privilege for them. They know my nature.”

AS Monaco, after winning the Ligue 2 Championship, are now looking to consolidate their position and stay in the top tier for a very long time. Owner Dmitry Rybolovlev is ready to put in as much of his green as he can to make some big buys for his club. Having already agreed terms with the Colombian super striker Radamel Falcao, 'stealing' the seemingly done-deal with Chelsea, and expressing interest to sign Branislav Ivanovic, Monaco are now ready to lure "Mr. Chelsea" John Terry.

Terry, ever since his childhood has not known another club. JT has been a faithful servant of Chelsea for fifteen years and has risen in fame, eventually becoming a crowd favourite over the years and synonymous with everything Blues. Even when he was handed the captain's armband, he kept up his incredible performances as the back bone of the Chelsea defence. His aerial threat on set pieces is an added benefit, helping him become the highest scoring defender for Chelsea. Despite his penchant for controversies, his work ethic on the field remained up to the standard required for the ever growing club.

Jose Mourinho became a widely hated figure all over Madrid after his consistent tiffs with senior players in the squad like Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Karim Benzema and even Cristiano Ronaldo. He consistently benched Casillas during the later half of his last season at the Santiago Bernabeu, preferring Diego Lopez. This infuriated a lot of Madridistas because of the reputation of the Spanish captain, taking nothing away from Lopez who was exceptionally good. Now, crowd favorite John Terry, stands to face the same treatment if the Special One feels the team captain isn’t up to the mark.

John Terry, who is considered by many as Mr.Chelsea, started out his professional career at a tender age of 18 with the Blues in 1998. He started out wanting to be a midfielder, but had to adjust himself to meet the needs of Chelsea’s youth team, who had a lack of central defenders. He has since been a faithful servant to the club he loves so much. In his staggering fifteen years at the club, he has 574 appearances scoring 55 goals, becoming the club’s highest scoring defender ever. Now the injury plagued Terry, has been on the bench quite a bit with Rafael Benitez not feeling that the legend, was up to playing at the top level.

Just days after signing a new one year contract with the Blues, veteran midfielder Frank Lampard is again making headlines, this time playing the role of the ideal teammate. The 34 year old has vouched strongly for his teammate and Chelsea captain John Terry requesting the Blues to offer JT a contract extension, reported The Metro.

Lampard was quoted as having said: “I know JT will want to stay, he’s said he’d love to stay at Chelsea. He feels the same as me – why play anywhere else when you love the club you’re at? JT’s the captain of the club and does a brilliant job. I hope the club will take a view on it soon – I already know what my view would be.”

Chelsea fans awaiting Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge could have more reason to cheer this summer as the Sun reveals that the Portuguese tactician is keen on holding on to veteran players Frank Lampard and John Terry during his second stint in London.

Rafa Benitez has sidelined both Lampard and Terry this season to pacify youth favouring Abramovich. However, 34 year-old Lampard has been in sensational form this season and is just one goal away from equaling club goalscoring record holder Bobby Tambling. The club have not offered the midfielder a new contract, with his current deal running out this summer and the Special One will be keen on changing that when he takes up the Chelsea job.

Chelsea’s attitude towards players over the age of 30 is well known and with legendary skipper John Terry’s deal expiring at the end of next season, clubs across Europe are considering making summer bids for the experienced defender. Turkish giants Fenerbahce are the latest to register an interest in the 32 year-old and the defender could reunite with former Blues teammate Raul Meireles at Istanbul.

Terry remains a vital part of Chelsea’s first team this season although he spent a major chunk of the campaign on the sidelines with a knee injury. Since his return, Rafa Benitez has rotated between Terry, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill in central defence and the Englishman is a little unsettled by the manager’s choices in recent weeks.

Following Rio Ferdinand’s refusal to acknowledge Roy Hodgson’s call for the World Cup qualifiers, fans of the Three Lions were hopeful that former skipper John Terry would get a call up to the national side. However, the England coach has dismissed the idea of pulling the Chelsea legend out of international retirement.

Terry announced his retirement from international football when FA pressed charges of racial abuse on the 32 year-old after a London court cleared the defender in the incident involving QPR player Anton Ferdinand. Terry’s return was said to be an option after Rio Ferdinand’s snub but ESPN FC reported that Hodgson has no plans of recalling the experienced star.