Can anyone really envisage John Terry in a light blue shirt of Manchester City? I really can't. And I'm pretty certain it will not happen.

While many people question the state of today's game and its players, England's captain does emerge with some credit. He is a true leader, which we don't often see these days. He has proved himself to be one of the best captains and defenders in the world with England and Chelsea.

He is getting paid reasonably well at Stamford Bridge these days (£150,000 per week, I believe, give or take a few thousand). When you earn that amount of money, you can't exactly say you need to move elsewhere because you need more money.

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The only motivation for JT to move north would be personal greed. That's the only reason anyone, at the moment, can really offer for joining Manchester City.

Let's look at the facts: City are not in the Europa League, let alone the Champions League, and they haven't won a major trophy in more than 30 years. Without their new-found wealth, what do they have?

New signings Roque Santa Cruz and Emmanuel Adebayor are hardly known for their loyalty; when the going got tough at their old clubs, they wanted to follow the money. You wouldn't expect that of John Terry, surely!

He has yet to publicly confirm or deny any interest in moving to Eastlands. But this situation is actually quite similar to the Steven Gerrard saga of 2005.

Gerrard had been linked for ages with Chelsea, but rejected them in 2004. After winning the Champions League in 2005, there was no chance of Gerrard leaving. Then, out of nowhere, he hands in a transfer request, Chelsea bid £32m, and Liverpool's skipper is on his way.

However, he had a late change of heart and rejected Chelsea once and for all. With hindsight, we can see that Gerrard didn't actually plan on leaving. His actions were meant to force the club's hand in offering him a new deal, which he signed.

Perhaps that is what Terry is hoping for. Perhaps he wants to feel a bit more loved by his club's hierarchy, and the only way to do so is by letting them believe he may want to leave. I'm sure he would stay put if his bosses offered him the crazy sums that City are preparing.

We can see how much Chelsea means to Terry. Think back to his floods of tears after that dramatic penalty miss against Manchester United in Moscow in 2008. If he had scored, Chelsea would have won. We all know what happened next.

Mark Hughes is prepared to offer the Chelsea man £250,000 a week, which is roughly £1m a month. That is just sickening and obscene, even by today's standards.

From what I can gather, Carlo Ancelotti is desperate to keep Terry. In a press conference he likened his skipper to Paolo Maldini, and praise doesn't get much better than that.

Maldini is surely the greatest defender to play the game in the last generation. He remained loyal to AC Milan from the age of 16 right through into his 40s.

So if Ancelotti's estimation of John Terry is true, then expect the Chelsea captain to turn down Manchester City and carry on as normal.

He may get a pay rise, but the best place for him to earn that money is at Chelsea.