Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink sees John Terry as a future Blues manager.

The former England captain is currently taking his UEFA B licence and is understood to have coached in the academy at Chelsea's Cobham training ground.

Hiddink, for one, believes that even if Terry were to leave he could one day come back to Stamford Bridge as manager.

"Not in one or two years, but of course," said the Dutchman. "If he gets the experience. Most of the time it's good to go and be an assistant first — getting the experience from the other side.

"Some players think they can do it overnight. I doubt they can. The best thing is to get the practice and experience to go on the other side, not one of the 23 (players), and see how to deal with training, man-management, a lot of things you have to deal with."