Raheem Sterling looks set to spend the opening months of the season away from Chelsea\u2019s matchday plans after two expected moves to Premier League clubs failed to materialise. After two middling seasons, Enzo Maresca left the four-time Premier League champion out of his squad for the first matchday of the 2024\u201325 campaign. Sterling\u2019s representatives publicly expressed their shock at this decision and ultimately sourced their client a loan move to Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta scarcely trusted his former colleague at City with anything more than a cameo appearance and opted against making his temporary spell permanent. Back at Chelsea, no suitable suitor emerged before the close of the summer window and Sterling now finds himself in transfer limbo until January at the earliest.<\/p>\n
Unless a move can be arranged to a league with an open window, such as the Turkish S\u00fcper Lig or the Saudi Pro League, which is described as “unlikely,” reports indicate Sterling will spend the next four months training away from Chelsea\u2019s first-team squad, according to The Times.<\/p>\n
The financial picture underlines the scale of the problem. Sterling is thought to be entitled to a contract worth in excess of \u00a3300,000 ($403,000) per week, leaving Chelsea effectively paying almost \u00a35 million to not play for them. That figure assumes a new destination can be found in January, when his market value may be eroded by an extended spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
The Times also reports that moves to Crystal Palace and Fulham were briefly floated during the window but nothing concrete was agreed. For now Sterling remains on Chelsea\u2019s books, training separately and awaiting the next opportunity to secure regular football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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