Raheem Sterling is set to leave Manchester City, Chelsea are keen on signing him after missing out on a player who preferred Barcelona

The departure of Raheem Sterling has made a lot of noise in various British and international media outlets. The British winger showed his dissatisfaction after the arrival of players like Haaland and Julian Alvarez regarding a probable lack of minutes.

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Manchester City tried to retain him in the first instance by trying to extend his contract, which would end in 2023. However, there are several clubs that have been interested in the English star and, finally, it seems that Chelsea will be the one that finally manages to sign him, according to the newspaper 'The Sun'.

Sterling is a player of proven quality, fast and very vertical in attack. However, the Brit is losing his place in Pep Guardiola's team and his situation has been complicated, urging the player to leave the ‘Citizens’.

For its part, the Manchester side sees profitable the departure of the English attacker, who was entering his last year of contract and for whom it expects to get a significant sum, higher than the 50 million euros collected with the sale of Gabriel Jesus.

Chelsea willing to pay for Sterling after being snubbed by Raphinha

In recent days, Raheem Sterling has been one of the players who has been the most talked about in the media, and Thomas Tuchel was weighing his signing while the option of Raphinha was diluted after his insistence on joining FC Barcelona.

Finally, the Brazilian of Leeds seems determined to leave for Culé side, so Chelsea is looking to quickly close the transfer of Sterling. The British winger is valued at €70 million, but his contract expires next year and he will leave for a lower price. According to sources close to the player, the price could be around €60 million, which Chelsea seem willing to pay. Unless there is a surprise, Sterling will soon wear the colors of the Stamford Bridge team.

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