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

A Premier League legend has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson phones him “every week” to try to convince him to sign for Manchester United.

Ferguson is one of the most iconic Premier League managers of all time, winning the title 13 times before retiring in 2012 and ending his 27-year reign with the Red Devils.

During his tenure, he saw thousands of players come and go, but he almost ended up coaching one of the best 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 make his name, he was harassed by Ferguson in a bid to persuade him to join United, which which ultimately never happened. realization.

The Premiership icon is indeed John Terry, who said Ferguson would contact him every week to ensure he was on top of his training before joining Chelsea.

A Premier League icon has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) phones him ‘every week’ trying to sign him.

Ferguson is the most successful Premier League manager of all time, winning the title 13 times.

John Terry, meanwhile, has claimed that Ferguson’s United tried to sign him before his move to Chelsea.

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

“Arsenal and United both rolled out the red carpet for me, but Chelsea did nothing. Sir Alex Ferguson called my house every week to speak to me and my father, checking that I was going to school and I was training properly.

“Even with all that, when I arrived at Chelsea, I knew it was the right club for me. I felt like it was my home, like when you walk into a house and you’re the feeling of belonging there for the next 20 years.

Despite Ferguson’s best efforts, Terry rejected United’s approach and signed for Chelsea at the age of 14 in 1995, making 717 appearances and winning 17 major trophies, including five Premier League titles and a Champions League .

United, meanwhile, have done very well, winning a total of 38 major trophies under Ferguson.

Arsenal would go on to win the Premier League in 2004, their last top division title, winning it without losing a match as the Invincibles. Terry, however, took aim at the season, suggesting he had nothing to do with Chelsea’s 2004-05 victory which saw them concede just 15 league goals.

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

The defender also claimed that his Chelsea team’s 2004-05 season was better than that of the Arsenal Invincibles.

“I’m going to upset a few people here, but I think this season has been as good as the Invincibles season for Arsenal,” he said. “They had a lot of draws.

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

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

“I don’t think it’s a record that will ever be broken if I’m honest. I sure hope that’s not the case and I’m very proud of what we did defensively. This is what we were paid to do: keep the ball out of the net. It’s obviously helped players around me like Petr Cech, Ashley Cole and Ricky Carvalho, so I’m very grateful for that.