Begovic touts Terry for Bournemouth move

Dom Farrell

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Asmir Begovic would welcome John Terry following him from Chelsea to Bournemouth.

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Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Begovic ended a two-year stay at Stamford Bridge by moving to the south coast in search of first-team football, having largely played second fiddle to Thibaut Courtois for the Premier League champions.

Terry called time on his career-spanning Chelsea years at the end of the season and is yet to commit to playing on elsewhere.

Aston Villa were the latest side linked to the former England captain on Monday, but Begovic — who played for Bournemouth on loan earlier in his career — wants to see his old skipper make the move to Vitality Stadium.

"If he fancies Bournemouth it would be great to have him there," he said, speaking at the Asmir Begovic Foundation Golf Classic.

"He's a great player and a great guy as well, so from that point of view it would be really, really good.

"He's obviously the best defender ever in the Premier League. He's a legend at Chelsea and he deserves the right to make the right decision for himself and his family."

Begovic added: "I hope he does whatever is right for him and he's happy with the decision, and I wish him all the best for the future."

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.