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John Terry breaks ranks at Chelsea with strong reaction to Mauricio Pochettino's departure as he fires transfer market warning to Todd Boehly

The legendary former Chelsea defender is currently back at the club as an academy coach. He took to Instagram to express his opinion following the shock announcement Pochettino has left the club by mutual consent.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The ex-England star posted on an Instagram story that he was "gutted" to see the Argentine go, along with his son, Sebastiano, and assistant Jesus Perez. Terry added in a what appeared to be a warning to Todd Boehly and the Chelsea ownership regime: "I just hope we don't sign or sell any players until we get a manager in."<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt9ef7ffb4d4d7316a/GOAL%20-%20Multiple%20Images%20-%203%20Stacked%20-%20Facebook%20(63).png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt9ef7ffb4d4d7316a/GOAL%20-%20Multiple%20Images%20-%203%20Stacked%20-%20Facebook%20(63).png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt9ef7ffb4d4d7316a/GOAL%20-%20Multiple%20Images%20-%203%20Stacked%20-%20Facebook%20(63).png?format=jpg" alt="John Terry Mauricio Pochettino Instagram" data-source="instagram/johnterry.26" data-copyright="instagram/johnterry.26" perform:prop="uuid:blt9ef7ffb4d4d7316a;width:487;height:763"></picture>

WHAT TERRY SAID

The announcement of Pochettino's exit reportedly came as a shock to the Chelsea squad, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/revealed-mauricio-pochettino-exit-sparks-chelsea-squad-meltdown-whatsapp-players-no-idea-announcement-coming/blt7fb0d53f28e910d0" target="_blank">sparking a "meltdown" in the team WhatsApp group</a>. Blues stars <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/love-you-mauricio-pochettino-nicolas-jackson-question-chelsea-owners-decision-part-ways-argentine-boss/blt4d7b99d224a4257f" target="_blank">Nicolas Jackson</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/cole-palmer-reacts-mauricio-pochettino-s-shock-chelsea-exit-pays-tribute-making-dreams-come-true/blt545452cd9daaaa85" target="_blank">Cole Palmer both thanked the manager</a> in social media posts in the wake of the news.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Chelsea will start looking for a new manager to improve on their sixth-place finish in the Premier League next season, while the Stamford Bridge team will also compete in Europe after a strong finish to the 2023-24 campaign under Pochettino.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

John Terry breaks ranks at Chelsea with strong reaction to Mauricio Pochettino's departure as he fires transfer market warning to Todd Boehly | Goal.com US

John Terry issued a strong response to the news of Mauricio Pochettino&apos;s departure from Chelsea and urged the club to hold off on signing new players.