John Terry on turkish clubs radar

Chelsea defender John Terry is being tracked by Turkish giants Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, with the Istanbul pair aware that the 32-year-old’s contract will have just 12 months left to run this summer.



According to Turkish sports daily Fanatik, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are both firm admirers of Terry’s talents and spy an opportunity to tempt the former England captain to the Super Lig.



Terry has recently been the victim of squad rotation at Stamford Bridge this season and the veteran stopper appears to no longer be guaranteed a regular starting spot with the Blues.



The defender has insisted he is happy with the state of play at Stamford Bridge, but the opportunity to join a growing legion of former Premier League stars in Turkey could be a tempting one.



Galatasaray reached the Champions League quarter-finals this season and boast former Chelsea star Didier Drogba amongst their number, while Wesley Sneijder is now pulling the strings from midfield for Fatih Terim’s men.



Across the Bosphorus, Fenerbahce are also performing impressively, through to the Europa League semi-finals, where they face Benfica in the first leg of their tie this evening.



The Yellow Canaries are home to former Premier League performers Dirk Kuyt and Raul Meireles.



Terry would no doubt be offered a lucrative contract to head to Istanbul and start a foreign adventure in Turkey’s rapidly improving Super Lig.



The former England international is a product of Chelsea’s youth system and has enjoyed a hugely successful stint at Stamford Bridge, picking up three Premier League titles, five FA Cups, two League Cups and, memorably, the Champions League last season.

Riera: 'Galatasaray fans are 12th man'

Galatasaray left-back Albert Riera has praised Galatasaray's fans and has said that they are able to "win games" with their support.

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The former Liverpool winger said that football means everything to the Turkish side's fans and that he expects up to 15,000 to make the trip to the Bernabeu for the quarter-final of the Champions League against Real Madrid.



"Galatasaray's fans are the most fanatical [of all the clubs I've been at]," he told Marca. "If I had to choose just one of them, for their craziness and fanaticism, I'd stick with Galatasaray's.



"I've never seen anything like it in my life. These guys win games, I'm telling you. If the club is given 40,000 tickets then 40,000 fans travel plus a few more.



"They're talking about between 10,000 and 15,000 Turks travelling to Madrid and I believe them. It's insane how they live their football and what this tie means to them. Right now it means everything."



The first leg takes place in Madrid on Wednesday night.