TERRY IN FAREWELL TO BRIDGE

THE emotional end finally arrives for John Terry tomorrow. The curtain goes down on 22 years with Chelsea, but boss Antonio Conte insists Stamford Bridge will always be Terry’s home. The Blues’ title celebrations against Sunderland will be tinged with sadness as Terry (above, on his league debut in 1998) says farewell before his summer departure. Eden Hazard (right) was in a happy mood yesterday but Conte was keeping his cards close to his chest about how involved Terry, 36, will be against the Black Cats. But he discussed Terry in the same breath as the likes of legendary compatriots Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti and Paolo Maldini, who also served one club with huge success in his homeland. Conte’s first season in charge of Juventus coincided with Del Piero’s last after 19 years with the Serie A giants. He said: “It’s not easy to leave a club after a long time. I was in another situation with Del Piero in my first season at Juventus, when he finished playing with them. “When you are used to having a club in your life every day and when you start your day you have the club in your mind, it’s not easy to start to think about starting a new day with this situation finished. “But I think it’s right, this situation, in his mind, mustn’t finish. “Chelsea will always be his house. Now he wants to play regularly, so it’s right for him to go and play. Chelsea will always be his house. “It’s very difficult to find a lot of players with this kind of career. John is a legend, a legend for this club. For the appearances, for the years he’s played for this club, and above all for his victories with this club. “It’s not easy to compare, but, for sure, Totti played for Roma all his career. The same as Del Piero, Maldini at Milan. I can tell you about these Italian players because I know them very well. “John is a champion and deserves the best.”