Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist appreciates the support from Blues legend John Terry.

JT has been publicly backing Gilchrist after the youngster made his senior breakthrough this past month.

The youngster told chelseafc.com: "I speak to John Terry quite a bit because he worked with me in the Academy. He messaged me straight away after the game saying he was so happy for me. That's my idol growing up, so being able to play for the club he played for when I was watching him all the time is just massive for me.

"It's everything I've been working towards since I started playing football really, but as soon as that dream's come true, I just want more. I just want to keep going and kicking on as much as I can."

Gilchrist added: "My family are massive Chelsea fans. For years I've been going to Stamford Bridge and thinking this is where I want to play. So being on the pitch was a dream come true. It's crazy to think about it, after coming to my first game with my dad when I was about seven.

"When you're that young you're just playing football for the love of it. As you get older, you're still playing for the love of it, but as well you can see you're getting closer and closer and when that moment does come it's just amazing. My mum and dad were in the crowd for my debut as well, so they got to enjoy it."