Chelsea's superstar was exiled! The end of the contract does not represent a viable solution for the club
Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Sunday, September 7, 2025, 21:54 / Updated Sunday, September 7, 2025 21:55
Arrived back to Chelsea This summer after the loan period he spent at Arsenal, Raheem Sterling (30.
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According to the BBCChelsea tried hard to sell it or lend it to Sterling for another season during the recently completed mercato. Among the clubs interested in English services were important names in European football, such as Naples or Bayer Leverkusen.
The same source also stated that the London band received some good offers for the English footballer and Saudi Arabia. However, Sterling did not respond to any proposal, motivating that his desire is to stay in London, which he took Chelsea's officials.
Raheem Sterling was exiled by Chelsea! The club does not want to pay 35 million euros to terminate the contract
However, the main problem of the London club is the player's salary. If the heads of the Stamford Bridge group decide to stop his contract, they will have to pay Sterling no less than 35 million euros, the equivalent of the remuneration that the English should receive until the summer of 2027, when normally expires between the two parties.
Thus, those from Chelsea resorted to an extreme decision, namely the exile of the footballer from the rest of the group, which is called “Bomb Squad” in England.
At this moment, Sterling has no contact with colleagues or club staff. He trains himself, eating alone (or together with other players who “benefit” from the same treatment, such as Axel disasi or David Datro Fofana), has a separate locker room, even other toilets. In other words, the management does everything possible for the footballer to choose to leave the team alone.
The last official match in which Raheem Sterling played took place on May 25 (Southampton – Arsenal, concluded 1-2, in the last stage of season 2024/2025 in the Premier League) // Photo: Imago Images
Overall, the loan last season at Arsenal was a failure for Sterling. It has evolved in 28 parties in all competitions for “Tunari”, during which time he scored a single goal.
81 matches and 19 goalsRaheem Sterling has succeeded in Chelsea in 2 years spent on Stamford Bridge
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