Dean Smith insists John Terry is not leaving Aston Villa for Bristol City manager's job

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has rejected the idea that his assistant John Terry could leave to take the vacant manager's job at Bristol City.

When asked about the possibility of his No 2 taking over at City, Smith told Sky Sports News: "I have spoken to John and he is fully committed to our cause here at Aston Villa." เว็บตรงไม่ผ่านเอเย่นต์

When pushed on whether he could be in line for the role it was still available at the end of the season, Smith added: "I don't think we can look at the summer, we've got to look at now.

"They've got Dean Holden, a former coach of mine, in charge at the moment. He is working hard for his club and JT is certainly working very hard for me.

"We've got a very good relationship and we enjoy working together."

A more pressing concern for former Walsall manager Smith is the battle to keep Villa in the Premier League.

Smith added: "We've got four massive games to come and they're not against Man Utd or Liverpool, they're against teams we feel we can be competitive against but there is an awful lot of quality in the Premier League.