Chelsea appear to be preparing to break up with Raheem Sterling.
“Currently, Sterling is separately trained in the first team,” the British media Sky Sports reported on Sunday (Korea time). Coach Enzo Maresca said he prefers a winger who is different from Sterling’s. Chelsea are willing to listen to an offer to buy Sterling. His number seven will go to Pedro Netu.
Sterling is an English winger who was born in 1994. Born in Liverpool, Sterling displayed fast potential from his early professional debut. He played as a key striker for Liverpool along with Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge.
Manchester City showed interest in this. Since joining Manchester City in 2015, he has been favored by Pep Guardiola and played as a mainstay. Notably, he showed impressive performance in the 2018-19 season. At that time, he had 17 goals and 10 assists in the league alone. In the following season, he scored 20 goals in the Premier League and was evaluated as one of the best wingers in England.
However, as they entered the final year of their contract, the possibility of a transfer was raised. Earlier, Manchester City recruited Elling Holland in the summer of 2022. Julián Álvarez also joined the team. Amid these changes, Sterling also struggled with new challenges. In the end, his trip to Chelsea was completed. 메이저놀이터
After leaving Manchester City, he has not displayed as much performance as before. As of last season, he still managed to play 31 league games (22 starts, 9 substitutes) under the trust of Mauricio Pochettino, but managed only eight goals and four assists. And his position is somewhat unstable in the new season.
Sterling, in particular, was excluded from the roster for the opening game of the league against Manchester City. At the time, Chelsea had Christopher Nkunku, Nicola Jackson and Cole Palmer at the forefront. They also included Romeo Lavia, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Marlo Gusto and Roberto Sanchez.
The waiting list included Marc Gui, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Pedro Netu, Henatu Beiga, Noni Madueke, Tosin Adarabayo, Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashil and Philip Jorgensen. Gui, Dewsbury-Hall, Netu and Beiga were substituted among them.
Sterling, who could not sit on the bench, immediately said, “He came back two weeks earlier for personal training ahead of the pre-season. He also had a positive pre-season under new coach Maresca. He is always striving to display his best performance for the fans. I am sure he expected to be included in the list again against Manchester City.”
“We certainly had confidence in the future of our players here by having conversations with the club. That is why we hope that we will be able to clearly understand why they are excluded from the opening game.” However, Chelsea and Sterling are expected to part ways now.