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Carlo Ancelotti has vowed John Terry's Chelsea future will be settled within a week.

Ancelotti insists Terry is staying put.

The Blues boss is determined to keep Terry at Stamford Bridge, despite a huge offer on the table from Manchester City.

Mark Hughes wants to take the England captain to Eastlands in a deal that could be worth up to £40m, but Ancelotti has now enlisted owner Roman Ambramovich to help persuade Terry to stay at Stamford Bridge for the rest of his career.

And the Italian has promised a resolution in the next seven days. Ancelotti said: "For John it is not a distraction this question because he is very concentrated and focused. I think that in one week nobody will have a problem about John Terry.

"John wants to stay in Chelsea and Chelsea want john terry to be captain for more years. It is normal other teams want him because he is a great player and all teams want to buy a great player.

"These are normal questions but he stays in the same team because he is a captain for Chelsea, it is impossible to sell John Terry. There is no problem with Manchester City. If Manchester City want to improve and buy the best players.

"Paolo Maldini never thinks to go away from Milan, and I think John Terry also thinks this. Loyalty is very important because Terry like Ashley Cole, Lampard, Drogba is a very important player.

"Not only as players but as men, they are great men and they present an example for other players. This is very important for the club."

German midfielder Michael Ballack will miss Tuesday's friendly with Inter Milan and ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho who faces his former club for the first time.

Ballack has a toe injury and the rest of his tour is in doubt.