‘He will be a Chelsea player’, Journalist confirms Chelsea transfer, as Todd Boehly continues to back Tuchel
By the end of the transfer window, Manchester City and England striker Raheem Sterling “will be a player for Chelsea.”
According to Alex Crook of talkSPORT, who complimented Todd Boehly for “backing” Thomas Tuchel in the transfer market as the Blues closed in on several transactions, this is the case.
With City happy to let him depart this summer, Sterling, who has four Premier League titles to his name, appears to be the first of those.
And according to Crook, a deal will be finalized “shortly” as Chelsea looks to put together a championship-caliber team for the upcoming campaign.
“It’s a fascinating situation at Chelsea,” Crook told talkSPORT Breakfast.
“With the new owner coming in, Todd Boehly, pretty much making himself the de facto director of football… we’ve got to say [Boehly] is backing his manager.
“I think Raheem Sterling will be a Chelsea player in the not-too-distant future, making that move from Man City. They’re in for Nathan Ake too, another of Pep Guardiola’s title winners.
“We know that they’re keen on Matthijs de Ligt, and now this Raphinha deal has almost come from out the blue. They’ve come in on the blind side, they’ve hijacked the Arsenal deal.
“I was worried for Chelsea because they’ve lost some key players, the likes of Antonio Rudiger, [Romelu] Lukaku going back to Inter Milan after a very disappointing return to English football.
“But, you have to say, if they get Raheem Sterling and Raphinha, those are two very exciting signings.”