Terry Attends Colchester Game Amid Takeover Reports

Former Chelsea and England defender John Terry attended Colchester United's League Two fixture connected Tuesday amid reports that he is portion of a consortium looking to return complete nan club.

The Sun reported connected Monday, external that nan group had submitted a £14m connection for nan club, which was put up for waste past twelvemonth by president Robbie Cowling.

Terry was greeted by supporters erstwhile he arrived astatine nan Jobserve Community Stadium before watching Colchester hit Accrington Stanley 2-1.

His nephew Frankie Terry, besides a defender, played 90 minutes for nan U's successful what was a 3rd consecutive triumph for nan nine arsenic they moved up to 12th.

Cowling has confirmed that "detailed discussions" are ongoing but said he was "not successful a position to remark connected immoderate circumstantial individuals aliases companies involved".

Speaking aft nan game, manager Danny Cowley told BBC Essex: "It felt for illustration a large nighttime for nan players, first and foremost, but besides nan nine – I thought our supporters were incredible.

"I americium really proud that successful beforehand of nan eyes of galore we are capable to show a apical type of what is simply a awesome shot club.

"We cognize this is simply a superb shot nine because we unrecorded it each time – location are immoderate superb group astatine this club.

"We genuinely judge it has specified precocious imaginable and we do request conscionable a springboard to push connected from and that is what we dream is connected its way.

"I americium truthful excited for our supporters. It is not easy supporting little convention clubs and Colchester United person not had it easy.

"Since Nicky [Cowley, brother] and I person been present we person been capable to stabilise and find a bully level of consistency but we each want much and I judge location are really breathtaking times ahead."

When asked if he had met John Terry, Cowley added: "I will talk astir Frankie, because he was awesome coming and he would person done his family proud, that is for sure."