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John Terry is set to become the latest Premier League great to move to Saudi Arabia after agreeing a deal to become the new manager of Al-Shabab FC.<\/p>\n
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The Sun reports that a verbal deal has been agreed for the former Chelsea and England defender to take charge of the Saudi Pro League club.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab have not been one of the Saudi clubs grabbing the most headlines during the Pro League\u2019s summer spending spree, but they do have some recognisable names in their squad.<\/p>\n
Ever Banega and Yannick Carrasco are chief among them, although Al-Shabab have started the season poorly, with just two points from their first five games.<\/p>\n
Terry will hope to turn that form around when he takes over in his first job as a manager after serving his apprenticeship as a coach.<\/p>\n
The 42-year-old worked as a coach and assistant manager at Aston Villa and had a brief spell as assistant to Dean Smith at Leicester City at the end of last season.<\/p>\n
Terry has made it clear that he wants a job in management and it appears that his first role will be in Saudi Arabia, where the likes of Steven Gerrard, Slaven Bilic, Nuno Espirito Santo and Jorge Jesus are already in charge of teams.<\/p>\n
Terry retired from playing in October 2018 after an immense career which saw him play 717 times for Chelsea, winning five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, the Champions League and Europa League.<\/p>\n
The centre-back won 78 caps for England before retiring from international football in 2012.<\/p>\n