Chelsea legend John Terry slammed for 'appalling' Roman Abramovich comment

Former Aston Villa captain and assistant coach John Terry has paid tribute to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, after the Russian announced he will be selling the football club.

Terry sent a two-word message to his 332,000 Twitter followers alongside a picture of himself holding the Premier League trophy. The caption read: "The best".

It comes after Abramovich confirmed he was going to end his nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea.

On Tuesday night, he said in a statement: " As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the Club’s best interest at heart.

"In the current situation, I have therefore taken the decision to sell the Club, as I believe this is in the best interest of the Club, the fans, the employees, as well as the Club’s sponsors and partners."

But Terry's social media post has been labelled "appalling" by Labour MP Chris Bryant, who has called on the former Villa player and coach to take it down.

Bryant responded to the post: "This is appalling.

"I think John Terry you should take this down ASAP. The people of Ukraine are being bombed, shelled and murdered while you celebrate Abramovich."

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Bryant said: "Some of us are anxious about why we're not going further on the sanctioning of individuals.

"It's a mystery to me why Roman Abramovich has not yet been sanctioned."