Why I can’t accept this – Raheem Sterling finally reveals
Summer acquisition for Chelsea Raheem Sterling gave a lengthy interview to the media today and discussed some of the key factors that influenced his decision to join Chelsea.
Sterling left Manchester City for Chelsea, who had to pay £47.5 million to sign him.
Sterling, who was a regular at Liverpool since he was 17 years old and couldn’t sit on the bench for Manchester City at the height of his career, has admitted that.
“The move came about, like anything as a person you strive to achieve, and I just felt my time at City was getting limited on playing time for different reasons,” said Sterling.
“I couldn’t afford to waste that time. So I needed to keep that same level and a fresh challenge.
“It’s something that since 17 I’d been a regular starting, so to get to a peak time in my career, not to play regularly is something I wouldn’t accept.
“My personality is to try to fight and change the scenario, but it didn’t happen and that’s it. This was the option that was tailor-made to my personal goals, and with my family as well and the direction the club is going in.
“It’s a team that’s competing and only going to get better. With the new ownership as well, it made a lot of sense. It was tough of course with the time I spent at City and there’s lots of memories and top moments.
“But the year and a bit that I was in and out of the team taught me a lot about myself, made me value a lot of things and I tried to get things in order.
“It was a difficult decision but you have to make the decision that’s best for yourself.
“It does feel like coming home, coming back to London; it’s been a long time that I’ve been away, since about 14 or 15.”