John Terry to pay for funeral of eight-year-old Chelsea fan

Chelsea fan Tommi Miller died of leukaemia last week

John Terry with Tommi Miller last year (Chelsea FC)

Chelsea captain John Terry has offered to pay the funeral costs of an eight-year-old fan who died of leukaemia.

According to Cambridge News, Terry said he would pay the £1,600 needed to pay for the funeal of Tommi Miller after meeting the Chelsea fan last year.

"Having had the pleasure of meeting Tommi at a Chelsea game I was totally devastated to hear of him passing away," Terry told Cambridge News.

"I'm sure his family and friends will give him the send off he deserves."

Tommi, a committed Chelsea aand Cambridge United fan, died last Thursday after an unsuccessful attempt to carry out a bone marrow transplant, according to the paper.

"I'm overwhelmed really, because Tommi was such a great fan of John Terry in particular," Tommi's mother Ruth told the paper. "He was one of his favourite players.

"We don't want a traditional sort of funeral. It's for a child, so we thought we would have it as bright and cheerful as he would want it."

The family plan to release 100 blue balloons in the sky with those attending encouraged to wear either Chelsea or Cambridge United jerseys.

A friend of the family contacted Terry via his Instagram page for help in paying for the funeral.