John Terry is poised to sign a new 12-month deal if Aston Villa are promoted, the terms of which could include him missing games against his former club, Chelsea.

Terry has an option to extend his £80,000-a-week contract for another season should Villa beat Fulham in Saturday’s Championship play-off final, while he would rake in a £2 million promotion bonus.

The former England captain joined last summer on a free transfer, dropping down to the Championship as he was reluctant to play against Chelsea, the club he served for more than two decades. It can be revealed that if Villa are promoted then Steve Bruce, the manager, is prepared to let Terry decide whether he will face Chelsea in either league game.

Villa are focusing on ending their two-year exile from the top flight and extending Terry’s stay.

Bruce said: “I genuinely hope he [Terry] triggers it. All those phone calls to him last summer, he hasn’t been disappointed with it. From the training ground, to the stadium, to the support, it has all the makings of a big club.