Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City from Liverpool back in the year 2015. In his seven years with the club, the English winger has netted a total of 131 goals in 339 games. Since the arrival of Pep Guardiola, only Sergio Aguero (124) has scored more goals for the club than Sterling (120).
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After a slow start to the 2022 summer transfer window, Todd Boehly and Chelsea have finally begun to make a mark at Stamford Bridge by securing Raheem Sterling. With clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich interested in the player, Sterling is now London bound after his 47.5m bid was accepted by the English champions. The forward was a key target for the blues in the current summer transfer window as Tuchel was known to have a direct discussion with Sterling regarding his move and role at Chelsea. This transfer also helps Tuchel to cushion the blow of Lukaku’s loan move to Inter and also fulfill Sterling’s desire to have more game time ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
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Chelsea have paid 47.5m to sign Raheem Sterling who had one year left on his contract with Manchester City. The forward has signed a five-year deal at Chelsea that will tie him to the side from London until the end of the 2027 season with an option to extend the contract by a year. Reports suggest that Raheem Sterling will earn somewhere around the range of 300,000 to 350,000 per week that also makes him the highest earner in the current Chelsea squad.
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“I’ve obviously achieved a lot in my career so far, but there is still so much more to achieve and I’m really looking forward to doing that in a Chelsea shirt, under Tuchel’s management,” Sterling told the club’s website. London is my home and where it all started for me, and it’s amazing I now have the opportunity to play in front of friends and family week in, week out at Stamford Bridge. I’m really looking forward to meeting the fans there soon. I do want to take the opportunity to thank Todd, Behdad, the ownership group, Thomas, and all involved in the process of getting me here. I can’t wait to get going now and continue to do my talking on the pitch.”
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