Ricardo Carvalho Discusses John Terry Partnership

He said: “There are some things you simply can’t explain. Our connection was something else – if he didn’t clear a ball, he knew that I’d cover him and vice-versa. We complemented each other on the field.

“It’s a real privilege in football to be able to play next to a guy you fully trust, so I have to be really thankful for that. We clicked straight away – he went above and beyond to help me adapt to the English game. John was a tremendous defender, a true leader and someone whose opinion I valued a lot.”

Terry has since retired and is Aston Villa's assistant manager, a role that Carvalho held at Marseille.

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Speaking last year, Terry also praised his former teammate: "It’s one of those records that could be around for a very long time. As soon as Rickie [Carvalho] came through the door, we just struck up a relationship. We complemented each other really well.” he said.

“With certain players you just kind of hit it off, and with Rickie I certainly had that. And I knew things were going to go well. Once you play a few games and you train with top players, you realise just how good they are. I knew straight away that we had something very special.”

Upon leaving Real Madrid, the former Blue signed for Monaco where he played with current Chelsea player Tiemoue Bakayoko and former Blue Radamel Falcao.

The Portuguese retired playing under former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas at Shanghai SIPG before moving with the manager to become his assistant at Marseille.