Yep, after the certainty earlier in the week that it was over, the worm seems to be turning again...
JOHN TERRY'S SILENCE ROCKS ROMAN
JOHN TERRY is maintaining his vow of (DEAFENING) silence as splits in the Chelsea camp began to emerge.
Despite intense pressure from Chelsea's hierarchy, trying to persuade their captain to commit his future to Stamford Bridge, Terry is still refusing to offer any assurances. And that has given Manchester City major hope a deal will still be done.
Terry has already asked owner Roman Abramovich for permission to speak with City several times - but that has been rejected outright on each occasion.
The club were confident the central defender would announce he had reached a decision to stay in West London during the latest leg of their US tour, however he is still far from convinced.
City have already had several bids rejected for Terry, but they are willing to wait for their man.
City boss Mark Hughes said: "John Terry is a player not at the club, who I keep having to answer questions about.
"We made a bid for a player that was rejected and that's where we stand at this moment. I said at the beginning of the window
that ideally we would like to have all our signings in place for the start of the season.
"But if the right player is available and it takes until the end of the window to do the deal then so be it.
"You have to give each transfer deal the time it deserves. If you feel the process is not going to progress then you walk away."
Chelsea remain defiant and insist that Terry will be forced to honour the remaining three years left on his £135,000 a week contract.
Although the England captain has made it clear the issue is not financial - he has already had a verbal offer to increase his deal to £150,000 a week from Abramovich - he still wants the chance to talk to City.
Despite the delay in negotiations, City remain confident they can clinch a deal before the August 31 transfer deadline.
They will increase their offer for Terry if Chelsea indicate that they are prepared to listen to a new bid, but they are currently waiting for the defender to make his next move.
Terry has held several rounds of negotiations with Abramovich since their first meeting on July 11, as Chelsea still refuse to consider the prospect of losing their skipper.