Chelsea close deal for Man City’s Raheem Sterling

Chelsea have, late on Saturday, clinched a deal to signal Raheem Sterling from Premier League rivals Manchester Metropolis.

Shock hypothesis linking wide-man Sterling with a transfer to west London, in fact, first started to floor throughout the media late final month.

Amid the continued uncertainty surrounding the futures of all of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic, Chelsea rapidly recognized Sterling as a possible addition to the membership’s attacking ranks forward of subsequent season.

The English worldwide usually discovered himself on the surface wanting in when it got here to Metropolis’s most essential fixtures this previous season, sitting behind the likes of Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden in Pep Guardiola’s attacking pecking order.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 22: Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez rejoice with the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Manchester Metropolis and Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium on Might 22, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Picture by Michael Regan/Getty Photographs)

With only a yr remaining on his contract on the Etihad, it subsequently made sense for the switch group on the blue half of Manchester to look into the opportunity of shifting Sterling on this summer season, to keep away from doubtlessly shedding him for nothing in 12 months’ time.

And, if the newest phrase stemming from the media on Saturday is something to go by, then it could seem as if a deal to ship the 27-year-old to Stamford Bridge has been definitively struck.

As per switch knowledgeable David Ornstein, a ‘complete settlement’ over Sterling’s switch has been reached between Chelsea and Man Metropolis.

This comes after the previous agreed to fork over a payment which has since been clarified as £47.5 million fastened.

The England worldwide, in flip, is primed to place pen to paper on a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge, that includes the choice for an extra yr, in a transfer anticipated to be made official this coming week.

? Chelsea attain complete settlement with Man Metropolis to signal Raheem Sterling in deal value £50m. 27yo winger to hitch on 5+1yr contract. #CFC working by logistics of organising medical in London & if all goes to plan he’ll be a part of USA tour @TheAthleticUK #MCFC https://t.co/eZjeAIS6hJ

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 9, 2022

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