Chelsea top-scorer Tammy Abraham has gushed over the influence of club legend John Terry in his helping him develop.

The striker worked with JT at Aston Villa, as well as being a youth teamer at Stamford Bridge during the legendary’s skipper playing career.

He told another former Villa man Micah Richards: “Oh, what a guy. Similar to Frank Lampard, John Terry used to be always at youth team games, the U21s games, any competitions, he was there.

“From that young age, it was always nice to have that support, you know, the Chelsea captain supporting us.

“I remember before I came to Aston Villa, he spoke to me saying, ‘Come to Villa, we’ll help you, I’ll guide you.’”