English winger Raheem Sterling, who was unwanted at Chelsea this summer, has been loaned to Arsenal for a season, the two clubs announced on Friday night, after the summer transfer window closed.
“You’re going to see the best of me”the 29-year-old striker promised in a video posted online by Arsenal. At the Gunnershe is preparing to meet the coach again Mikel Artetawho was the assistant of Pep Guardiola When Sterling evolved to Manchester City.
Sportingly, he found an exit at the last minute after being sidelined by the new coach of Chelsea, Enzo Marescaat the dawn of the 2024-2025 season.
The non-summons of Sterling for the resumption of the championship, on August 18 against City (2-0 defeat), had caused a lot of ink to flow. His advisors had even expressed their concern about this situation via a press release widely relayed by the British press.
Since then, the Kingston, Jamaica-born winger has been kept out of the squad and given the Blues continue to recruit other players playing in his position. Chelsea particularly attracted the Portuguese this summer Pedro Neto et John Felixwing attackers like Noni Madueke et Mykhailo Mudrykto name just a few.
Sterling was nevertheless an essential starter last season under the orders of Mauricio Pochettino and had participated in the pre-season tour this summer with the Argentinian’s successor, the Italian Maresca.
HAS Arsenala starting place seems difficult to get since the wings are occupied on the left by Gabriel Martinelli and right by Bukayo Sakain an almost unchanging manner.
But the English international (82 caps, 20 goals), more often called up to the Three Lions since the World Cup 2022could benefit from the necessary rotation in the squad of the English vice-champions, qualified in Champions League for the second consecutive year.
The summer transfer window was scheduled to close at 11pm (10pm GMT) but a two-hour extension was granted to clubs that had reached an agreement without having had time to finalise the final details.
