The recent departure of John Terry brought to an end an incredible Chelsea era which featured Petr Cech, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba as integral parts of the old guard.Aged 36, the central defender left the Blues for Championship club Aston Villa after Antonio Conte decided against a contract extension.Terry spent 22 years at Stamford Bridge and admitted that he only dropped down to the Championship because he could not face playing against his old club.Three Premier League clubs reportedly offered him a contract.“I thank them for their offers – for me it was just the mental side of playing against Chelsea was too much to get over.”Conte has made some exciting signings this summer, including Tiemoue Bakayoko and Antonio Rudiger, but there is a distinct lack of club legends remaining.There isn't a single player on their books who you would describe as 'Chelsea through and through' - a footballer who truly loves the club.It is a feature of modern football that loyalty is now considered a thing of the past.With incredible sums of money being carelessly tossed around, who can blame players for turning their heads?Journalist Daniel Storey produced a tweet about Chelsea's longest serving player that is going viral.

Matej Delac, a 24-year-old goalkeeper, spent last season on loan at Belgian club Excel Mouscron and is indeed the longest serving professional player at Stamford Bridge.

He was signed as a wonderkid from Inter Zapresic in 2010 but has played just 46 (non-competitive) minutes for the Blues, in a friendly against Olimpija in 2014.

Chelsea have a tendency to buy teenage sensations before selling them on for a healthy profit following successful loan spells.

Incredibly, Terry is the last player to graduate through the club's academy and make a name for himself in the first team.

“We’ve got so many [youngsters] at Chelsea who are ready," claimed Terry in June. "Monaco have a couple and everybody’s saying how good they are – believe me, we’ve got better players at Chelsea.”

“Our boys are good enough, they just need the opportunity. Either that or they need to back themselves and go out on loan.

Conte seemingly disagreed with the former club captain and splashed out £35m on one of Monaco's best youngsters, Tiemoue Bakayoko.