ROTTING AWAY NICELY

Chelsea are ready to listen to offers for centre-back John Terry and keeper Mark Bosnich when the transfer window opens in January.

Publicly, Chelsea are at pains to say that Terry will not be sold. Terry, too, maintains that he is determined to fight his way into the first team.

Bosnich , the £40,000-a-week Aussie, has been frozen out by coach Claudio Ranieri, who has promoted 18-year-old trainee Lenny Pidgeley to the bench as cover for Carlo Cudicini.

Bosnich is expected to move abroad because few Premiership sides will be able to match his wage demands.