Chelsea swoop for Man City’s Raheem Sterling ‘all agreed’

A serious replace on the continuing efforts of Chelsea to land Raheem Sterling from Premier League rivals Manchester Metropolis has been supplied on Thursday afternoon.

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

Amid the continuing uncertainty surrounding the futures of all of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic, Chelsea are understood to have 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 have fun 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 Pictures)

With only a 12 months remaining on his contract on the Etihad, it might due to this fact make sense for the switch workforce on the blue half of Manchester to look into the opportunity of shifting Sterling on this summer time, to keep away from doubtlessly shedding him for nothing in 12 months’ time.

And, if the newest phrase stemming from the media on Thursday is something to go by, then a deal to ship the 27-year-old to Stamford Bridge now seems nearer than ever.

As per a report from the dependable Simon Phillips, the switch is known to be ‘all agreed’ between Chelsea and Metropolis.

Not solely that, however private phrases have been ironed out between Sterling and the Blues, making the transfer pretty much as good as imminent.

One potential hold-up relating to an official announcement relating to the matter, although, may come within the type of Chelsea’s curiosity in one other member of Pep Guardiola’s squad.

A double swoop may but be on the playing cards in west London, with Thomas Tuchel additionally eager to land ex-Pensioners stopper Nathan Ake.

Been advised by two sturdy sources now that the deal is all agreed for Raheem Sterling. A maintain up might or will not be whether or not we try to do Ake in addition to a double deal. However deal and phrases agreed for Sterling.

— Simon Phillips (@siphillipssport) June 30, 2022

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