“Gifted player” – Chelsea want to use Sterling in swap move to sign £250k-p/w “gifted” player
Chelsea still has a lot of work ahead of them to do in order to fine-tune their full roster as the transfer deadline draws near. They now purportedly want to employ Raheem Sterling in a transaction that would accomplish two goals at once.
Although the Blues’ 6-2 thumping of Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out provided some respite from the transfer upheaval, there’s no denying how busy they may be leading up to Friday’s deadline.
Even after Sterling was stripped of his squad number, Enzo Maresca’s squad is still stacked with talent for which he has no agenda. Speaking about the England international’s future at Stamford Bridge lately, the Chelsea manager acknowledged that he won’t be playing for his team this season.
Sterling’s agent has since reportedly done the rounds, offering his client to the likes of West Ham United, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, but it could be those at Stamford Bridge who come up with the best solution.
According to Jason Burt of The Telegraph, Chelsea now want to use Sterling in a swap deal to sign Jadon Sancho, who finds himself in a similar position at Manchester United.
In what would be a sensational deal, Chelsea could kill two birds with one stone by showing Sterling the door and welcoming a younger reinforcement in Sancho. Given how the former Borussia Dortmund star has struggled at Old Trafford too, the deal should suit all parties.
That said, Sterling would certainly be making a controversial move by adding Manchester United to his list of clubs alongside both Liverpool and Manchester City.
“Gifted” Sancho wouldn’t solve Chelsea’s problems
After Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick last time out and Pedro Neto Neto came from the bench in place of Mykhailo Mudryk to grab his first assist, the last player that Chelsea need is a winger and one who has struggled for form in the Premier League. Signing Sancho would simply see the Blues add to the depth problem that they’re currently looking to solve.
What’s more, clearing Sterling’s £325,000-a-week salary off their wage bill would almost become null and void if the Blues then signed Sancho, who earns a reported £250,000-a-week at Manchester United.
Sancho is, of course, capable of rediscovering the form that saw him become one of Europe’s best wingers during his Borussia Dortmund days, but Chelsea simply don’t have the squad space to take another gamble.
Dubbed “gifted” by former manager Edin Terzic during his loan spell back at Dortmund last season, Sancho is running out of time to steal a move away from Old Trafford, as is the case with Sterling at Stamford Bridge. A swap deal, on paper, would have made sense earlier in the window, but Chelsea have since added superior attacking reinforcements.