EPL icon reveals Sir Alex Ferguson called him 'every week' in bid to sign him

A Premier League legend has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson phoned him 'every week' in a bid to get him to sign for Manchester United.

Ferguson is one of the most iconic Premier League managers of all time, winning the title 13 times before retiring in 2012 and stepping away from his 27-year reign at the Red Devils.

During his time in charge, he saw thousands of players come and go, but he almost ended up coaching one of the best the division has ever seen.

The star revealed on William Hill's podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan, that, before joining the club he would ultimately make a name for himself at, he was pestered by Ferguson in a bid to persuade him to join United, which ultimately never came to fruition.

The top division icon is indeed John Terry, who stated that Ferguson would contact him weekly to make sure he was on top of his training before joining Chelsea.

'I was in the West Ham academy for two or three years and one night we found out our coach had left, so I told my dad that I didn't want to go back,' Terry, who was this week inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame, said. 'Then I went to Arsenal for a year and at that time I was floating between Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea.

'Arsenal and United both rolled out the red carpet for me, but Chelsea didn't do anything. I had Sir Alex Ferguson phoning my house every week to speak to me and my dad, checking that I was going to school and training correctly.

'Even with all that, when I walked into Chelsea I just knew it was the right club for me. I felt like it was my home, like when you walk into a house and just feel you belong there for the next 20 years.'

Despite Ferguson's best efforts, Terry rejected United's approach and signed for Chelsea as a