The Chelsea captain bumped into the TV presenter during the summer transfer window and he tried to convince him to move to the Gunners. Morgan claims manager Jose Mourinho threw Terry "under the bus" after publicly criticising him before he was sent off in their only win this term against West Brom.

But an extract from a Guardian Football Weekly podcast reveals Terry didn't even entertain the idea and jumped to the defence of his boss. "I couldn't do that. I could never play for any Premier League club other than Chelsea," Terry said. "Jose's the best manager I've ever had. I'd chuck myself under a bus for him."

GETTY John Terry says he would throw himself under a bus for Jose Mourinho despite his criticisms

Chelsea have started the season poorly and are already eight points behind leaders Manchester City. Terry, 34, should return to shore up a leaky defence for their trip to Everton on Saturday after missing last week's home loss to Crystal Palace. The back line came in for heavy criticism once again as Branislav Ivanovic was particularly singled out.

Spent 20 minutes trying to persuade John Terry to join Arsenal last night, using the 'Jose don't love you any more' line.I failed. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 26, 2015