Terry's talks over a new contract broke down in March after he demanded a nine-year deal that would guarantee him parity with the team's highest earner and offer an option to manage the club when he retired.

Chelsea were only willing to give him a five-year contract, so the negotiations were put on hold until the end of the season.

It had been reported that Terry would hand in a transfer request if he didn't get his way, but the Blues captain insisted there is no way he would consider asking to leave.

"I'd never do that," he said. "Now the season's over I'm hopeful things are going to get sorted out. I was not going to talk in the build-up to the cup final. I said we should wait.

"It's not right coming into these games with things on your mind and being unhappy."

Now the FA Cup has been added to the Stamford Bridge trophy room after Saturday's 1-0 win over Manchester United, Terry is keen to sit down with owner Roman Abramovich and the Russian's advisor Eugene Tenenbaum to thrash out a deal.

Terry said: "It's all sorted and hopefully things can be resolved. As soon as possible really. I said to the club once the season's over I'd have a chat, with Eugene and Roman maybe, and that's the way it is."

The England defender became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the newly-rebuilt Wembley and he admitted the occasion will go down as one of the most memorable of his career.

"It's special, even more so because it's against United," he said. "It's a double of our own. We won the League Cup and we're on a high now. It's unbelievable.

"I felt really proud to walk up those steps and get out there on the last line of that walkway to actually lift it. It's an amazing feeling.

"I'm quite emotional. You know what, it is actually one of the best moments of my career, especially after what happened in the Champions League and going out on the last day of the season and winning this. I'm really pleased with that."

Didier Drogba's extra-time winner ensured Chelsea ended the season on a high note after the anguish of surrendering their Premiership title to United and losing to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.

Terry believes Chelsea can use their Wembley triumph as a springboard to wrench the league crown back from United next season.

"Yeah, of course we're confident about next season," he said. "We were confident about it anyway before kick-off. Winning the title back has to be the target for next season. We'll come back stronger.

"If we had only won the League Cup a lot of people including the Chelsea fans maybe wouldn't have accepted it. But we've come here and picked up the trophy and we go away happy."