Chelsea have reached an settlement with Manchester Metropolis to signal Raheem Sterling in a deal price £47.5 million.
The 27-year-old agreed private phrases with the London membership this week and can signal a five-year contract with the choice of an additional 12 months studies The Athletic.
Chelsea at the moment are working by way of the logistics of scheduling a medical in London. If all goes to plan Sterling will be part of his new team-mates on their pre-season tour to america, which the Blues jetted off for at the moment.
Chelsea have been after a winger all summer season and have now received their man, who’s a giant first signing for Chelsea’s new homeowners to safe. Sterling is a confirmed, world-class Premier League winger and can arrive within the Blues dressing room as a frontrunner and might deliver rather a lot to Thomas Tuchel’s aspect.
The 27-year-old leaves Man Metropolis after seven years, a time wherein he scored 131 targets in 339 appearances for the reigning Premier League champions. Final season Sterling broke into the membership’s prime 10 record of all-time goalscorers, which underlines the affect the England worldwide has had throughout Metropolis’s spell of home dominance.
The winger has gained 4 Premier League titles, one FA Cup and 4 League Cup titles throughout his time with the Manchester membership and now strikes on to a brand new problem in London the place he hopes so as to add to his medal haul and produce Tuchel’s aspect nearer to the workforce he’s leaving.
