John Terry will be confirmed as an Aston Villa player on Monday, in a huge coup for Steve Bruce.

Terry has agreed to sign for Villa on an initial 12-month deal to extend his playing career in the Championship, after rejecting at least 10 offers from around the world.

The former England and Chelsea captain, 36, has received contract proposals from clubs including Galatasaray, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea but is joining Villa after extensive talks in the past few days.

It is understood his contract will be worth a basic £60,000 a week with bonuses taking the overall package above £4 million a year.

Terry left Stamford Bridge at the end of last season after more than two decades with the club and it is understood he was reluctant to face them again in the Premier League.

Bruce met with Terry in Portugal last month and confidence has been growing over the past fortnight that a deal would be done. Villa's squad flew out to Portugal for a pre-season training camp on Saturday and Terry is expected to join them in the next 48 hours.