Chelsea legend John Terry has admitted he is worried about the future of the club after head coach Liam Rosenior was sacked.
Chelsea are without a manager for the second time this season after Rosenior was given his marching orders following the 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Wednesday night.
The former Hull and Strasbourg boss signed a six-and-a-half-year deal in January, but has paid the ultimate price for the Blues’ slump in form - including five successive Premier League losses without scoring.
Terry has delivered his reaction to the sacking, expressing fears that his former club could miss out European football and be forced to cash in on their best players - such as Cole Palmer - in the summer transfer window.
"I sit here worrying tonight about what is going to happen with our football club," Terry said on his official TikTok account.
"Looking at us needing a manager after the weekend, I'm not sure when ownership are going to make a decision and bring a new manager in.
"Is a real top manager going to come to Chelsea Football Club at the moment in the position we are in? Can't buy players, looking like we are going to have to sell potentially and that will be our best players, which is always tough.
"We will not be playing in European football, I hope I am wrong.
"Really, really frustrated and worried more importantly. I feel the anger, feel the frustration of the Chelsea supporters.
"But listen, I've seen 17 managers in my era come and go as Chelsea captain. What the players have to do is just get together and really focus on the weekend's game and forget about all the noise around and everything.
"We have a massive game, it is really difficult, but also really easy to do as players to forget the noise and focus on what's ahead of you and that is the Leeds game at the weekend.
"We've seen this time and time and time again, but maybe the future isn't as clear as we've always seen."
Additional reporting by Press Association.
