An emotional John Terry travelled to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to pay his respects to former Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli, who died of cancer aged 58 last week.
Sharing a picture of himself in front of Vialli's shrine, the ex-Blues captain delivered a heartfelt tribute to his old boss on social media, thanking him for the care and support he showed early during his playing days.
Tributes across Europe have poured in to honour the former Cremonese, Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea star, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in London last Friday just weeks after leaving his role as a coach for Italy.
Terry wrote on Instagram: 'Paying my respects to Luca at Stamford Bridge. RIP Luca.
'You will forever be remembered and I will always be so grateful for believing in me and giving me my debut.
'In the FA Cup final in 2000, you put Jody Morris, Jon Harley and myself on the bench and told us we were the future of Chelsea.
'When you arrived at Chelsea you had so much time for the young players, the discussions we used to have I will always treasure and remember.
'You were such a great man, full of life and energy and will be missed so much. Love JT. LEGEND.'
The 42-year-old accompanied his tribute with crying, heartbreak and blue love heart emojis.
Vialli handed Terry his debut for Chelsea in October 1998 during a League Cup tie against Aston Villa.
The Blues legend went on to make 492 appearances for the west London club, winning five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and a Champions League trophy.
Following Vialli's passing on Friday, Chelsea tweeted: 'You'll be missed by so many. A legend to us and to all of football. Rest in peace, Gianluca Vialli.'
Blues chairman Todd Boehly and co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali added: 'This is truly an awful day for Chelsea Football Club. Gianluca's legend will live on at Stamford Bridge.
'His impact as a player, a coach and most importantly as a person, will be forever written across our club's history. We send our heartfelt and deepest condolences to his family and friends.'
