After months of speculation and criticism over what appeared to be the Blues legend's impending exit from Stamford Bridge, club officials have put him under the clock to decide.
With the announcement that the club has offered John Terry a new, one-year contract at the last minute, Chelsea's directors have shifted the pressure from themselves onto their captain.
Most Blues fans will celebrate as their protests may have been one of the factors behind Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia's decision to make the center back an offer after they met him and his agent on Wednesday.
Terry has a hasty 48 hours to weigh up his options and determine whether or not a glorious 20-year career at Stamford Bridge will now come to an end.