SM
Bradford vs. Notts County: 14 hrs 48 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Chelsea 'make significant progress in Raheem Sterling talks'

:Headline: Chelsea 'make significant progress in Raheem Sterling talks':
Chelsea reportedly edge closer to agreeing a £45m deal for Manchester City's Raheem Sterling, who will sign a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
Sports Mole

Chelsea have reportedly made significant progress in their efforts to bring Raheem Sterling to the club from Manchester City.

The 27-year-old has now entered the final 12 months of his contract with the Premier League champions, who are desperate to avoid losing him on a free transfer in 2023.

Sterling is understood to have been representing himself in contract negotiations with City, which are yet to bear fruit, and he is edging closer to an exit from the Etihad.

Chelsea have quickly emerged as the frontrunners for Sterling's signature, and Thomas Tuchel has supposedly promised the former Liverpool man that he will play a key role at the club.

According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea and Man City have now made major progress in negotiations over a deal, and there is hope on both sides that a move can be concluded with few difficulties.

The report adds that Chelsea will fork out £45m to sign Sterling, who will sign a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2026, and a deal could be finalised by the end of the week.

Sterling therefore prepares to leave Man City after a trophy-laden seven years since his £57.3m arrival from Liverpool, during which he has scored 131 goals and provided 94 assists in 337 games in all competitions.

The England international has won four Premier League titles, one FA Cup, five EFL Cups and two Community Shields with Pep Guardiola's side and enjoyed a productive campaign on a personal level last season.

Sterling registered 17 goals and nine assists in 47 appearances for the Citizens but was not a regular fixture of Guardiola's XI, starting 23 Premier League games and being an unused substitute in seven of them.

Guardiola's ranks out wide have already been thinned by the departure of Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal in a £45m deal, although the transfer is yet to be confirmed by either club.

Riyad Mahrez's long-term future has also been called into question ahead of the expiration of his contract in 2023, although the 31-year-old reportedly wants to stay and has been offered a new deal until 2025.

As well as Sterling, Chelsea are also rumoured to be keeping tabs on City's defensive duo of Nathan Ake and Oleksandr Zinchenko as Todd Boehly prepares for a backline shakeup.

However, City may be reluctant to let more than one player depart to a direct rival, potentially forcing Chelsea to look elsewhere in their search for defensive reinforcements.

Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta could both follow Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen out of the exit door in the coming weeks, and Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt remains the Blues' top centre-back target.

Attacking players could also be offloaded to prepare for Sterling's arrival, with AC Milan said to be confident about their chances of signing Hakim Ziyech. body check tags ::

amp_article__489195 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2022-07-02 15:59:37:
html db last update - 2022-07-02 13:22:15 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Raheem Sterling

Click here for more stories about Chelsea

Share this article now:
CH
Read Next:
AC Milan ready to up interest in Chelsea's Ziyech?
>

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Raheem Sterling Thomas Tuchel Pep Guardiola Riyad Mahrez Gabriel Jesus Todd Boehly Nathan Ake Oleksandr Zinchenko Marcos Alonso Cesar Azpilicueta Antonio Rudiger Andreas Christensen Hakim Ziyech Matthijs de Ligt Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
AC Milan ready to up interest in Chelsea's Ziyech?
Premier League confirms Forest four-point deduction

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Premier League Team of the Season so far - Haaland, Rice, Van Dijk

1

PL

Lille's Yoro 'favours Real Madrid move over Man United, Chelsea'

2

LY

Lionel Messi to miss Argentina friendlies due to injury

3

LM

Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City 'in contention to sign Kimmich'

4

AL

Preview: Brann vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PB

Barcelona's Andreas Christensen pulls out of Denmark squad

6

BA

Arsenal's Thomas Partey left out of Ghana squad at own request

7

AT

Nottingham Forest 'handed four-point deduction for PSR breach'

8

NF

Chelsea to miss out on Jamal Musiala windfall?

9

CT

Man United players 'open to Mason Greenwood return'

10

MU


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .