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John Terry picks seven Leicester players in TOTY, Mahrez as POTY

John Terry has published his PFA award nominations -- with seven Leicester City players and not a single Chelsea teammate making his Team of the Year.

Terry, 35, posted his completed form on Instagram to show his choices for Player, Young Player and Team of the Year.

Riyad Mahrez earned his vote for the main award after a breakthrough season that has seen him register 16 goals and 11 assists in 31 Premier League appearances for Claudio Ranieri's men.

My PFA Team of the year. ⚽️

A photo posted by John Terry (@johnterry.26) on

Harry Kane got Terry's nod for Young Player of the Year with 22 goals in 32 Premier League games to fire Tottenham Hotspur to an unlikely Premier League title challenge, but it was surprise leaders Leicester who dominated the Chelsea captain's team selections.

Kasper Schmeichel, Robert Huth, Wes Morgan, Mahrez, Danny Drinkwater, N'Golo Kante and Jamie Vardy all made Terry's chosen XI, with no Chelsea players present after a season that has seen the Blues mount the worst title defence in Premier League history.

Former Chelsea youngster Ryan Bertrand gained Terry's endorsement as the best left-back in the Premier League this season, but Tottenham starlet Dele Alli failed to make the team ahead of Leicester's midfield trio and West Ham's Dimitri Payet, despite establishing himself as a key figure for club and country ahead of England's Euro 2016 campaign.

Terry's current deal at Stamford Bridge expires in June and while the Chelsea captain remains "very hopeful" of agreeing a one-year extension, there have been no further talks since the Blues informed the 35-year-old in January that no new contract offer was forthcoming.

Frank Lampard has already expressed his interest in bringing Terry to New York City FC in MLS while Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola wants to sign him for Qatari club Al Arabi, but former Blues striker Demba Ba -- who left Turkish giants Besiktas for Shanghai Shenhua last summer -- believes China is Terry's best option.