Tearful John Terry pays tribute to Gianluca Vialli at Stamford Bridge
Tearful John Terry pays his respects to Gianluca Vialli at the Stamford Bridge shrine to his ex-Chelsea manager after the 58-year-old’s death… thanking the ‘great man’ for giving him his debut 25 years ago
- John Terry went to Stamford Bridge to pay an emotional tribute to Gianluca Vialli
- The ex-Juventus and Chelsea star died of cancer aged 58 in London last Friday
- Terry thanked the ‘great man’ for believing in him in a heartfelt post on Instagram
- Vialli handed the Blues legend his Chelsea debut during a League Cup tie in 1998
An emotional John Terry travelled to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to pay his respects to former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli, who died of cancer aged 58 last week.
Sharing a picture of himself in front of Vialli’s shrine, the ex-Blues captain delivered a heartfelt tribute to his old boss on social media, thanking him for the care and support he showed early during his playing days.
Tributes across Europe have poured in to honour the former Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea star, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in London last Friday just weeks after leaving his role as a coach for Italy.
John Terry went to Stamford Bridge to pay his respects to Gianluca Vialli – who died last week
The ex-Juventus and Chelsea star died aged 58 in London after a battle with pancreatic cancer
Terry wrote on Instagram: ‘Paying my respects to Luca at Stamford Bridge. RIP Luca.
‘You will forever be remembered and I will always be so grateful for believing in me and giving me my debut.
‘In the FA Cup final in 2000, you put Jody Morris, Jon Harley and myself on the bench and told us we were the future of Chelsea.
‘When you arrived at Chelsea you had so much time for the young players, the discussions we used to have I will always treasure and remember.
The emotional ex-captain wrote a heartfelt tribute and shared pictures of him mourning Vialli
‘You were such a great man, full of life and energy and will be missed so much. Love JT. LEGEND.’
The 42-year-old accompanied his tribute with crying, heartbreak and blue love heart emojis.
Vialli handed Terry his debut for Chelsea in October 1998 during a League Cup tie against Aston Villa.
The Blues legend went on to make 492 appearances for the west London club, winning five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and a Champions League trophy.
Fans left flowers outside Stamford Bridge last Friday after learning of Vialli’s untimely passing
Following Vialli’s passing on Friday, Chelsea tweeted: ‘You’ll be missed by so many. A legend to us and to all of football. Rest in peace, Gianluca Vialli.’
Blues chairman Todd Boehly and co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali added: ‘This is truly an awful day for Chelsea Football Club. Gianluca’s legend will live on at Stamford Bridge.
‘His impact as a player, a coach and most importantly as a person, will be forever written across our club’s history. We send our heartfelt and deepest condolences to his family and friends.’
The Italian striker (R) signed for Chelsea in 1996 before taking over as player-manager in 1999
Vialli joined Italy’s coaching staff in 2019 and before leading the country to Euro 2020 glory
VIALLI’S LAST PUBLIC WORDS
Speaking on December 14, announcing he was leaving his role with the Italy team, Vialli said:
‘At the end of a long and difficult “negotiation” with my wonderful team of oncologists I have decided to suspend, I hope temporarily, my present and future professional commitments.
‘The goal is to use all the psycho-physical energies to help my body overcome this phase of the disease, so that I will be able as soon as possible to face new adventures and share them with all of you.’
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