After Jesus left the team, Sterling's transfer to Chelsea became increasingly clear.
According to many British media and many transfer reporters, Manchester City forward Sterling's transfer to Chelsea has been reached by the two clubs, and only the final official announcement is left.
It is reported that Chelsea is willing to provide Sterling with a four-year contract, and the transfer fee is about 45 million pounds. I have to say that Manchester City is very aggressive in recruiting and buying, and it is even more shrewd in transferring and selling.
In 2015, Manchester City spent 49 million pounds (including 5 million pounds in floating bonuses) to bring the 21-year-old Sterling from Anfield to the Etihad. In his seven-year Blue Moon career, Sterling played a total of 337 times and scored 131 goals. From a statistical point of view, the performance of this British star is quite good. In 2018, Sterling completed his contract extension with Manchester City ahead of schedule, with a weekly salary of 300,000 pounds. At the age of only 24, he received the Premier League maximum salary.
However, Sterling's last-minute goal still restricted his growth into the world's top winger. , the British star who dribbles through the ball as fast as lightning, can always perform hilarious shooting performances in the penalty area. His mistakes have become a source of joy for the media and fans, and he has also become a senior spokesperson for Happy Football.
In the past two seasons, Sterling's request for a salary increase has been rejected by Manchester City. The two parties have reached a deadlock in contract renewal, and his performance of constantly missing opportunities has also made him gradually fade out of Guardiola's main lineup. When Haaland and Alvarez arrived, his future at the Etihad suddenly became awkward.
Sterling's contract extension with Manchester City will expire next summer. If things go as usual, Sterling can rest assured to fulfill the final contract at Manchester City after the World Cup, and then earn a large sum of money as a free man. Find another job for the signing fee. However, the Qatar World Cup was postponed to November due to climate reasons. The performance in the Premier League before the World Cup has become the key for the players to participate in the World Cup.
English football has been experiencing an explosion of talent recently. Even if Sterling is in his prime, and even if he plays an important role in Southgate's tactics, without a stable starting position and outstanding performance, it may be difficult to enter the England team World Cup plan.
Just like Jesus’ move to Arsenal , Sterling’s move to Chelsea is also for the purpose of participating in the World Cup. The contracts of Happy Shuangxia will expire in June next year, and they have a strong desire to leave the team. This is a well-known secret. But even when everyone knows, Manchester City still relied on Jesus and Sterling to recover 90 million pounds of funds. What is even more impressive is that Jesus earned 1,800 pounds from these two transfers to Manchester City. Ten thousand pounds, Sterling is basically the same.
sold two players who were about to become free agents and had a strong desire to leave the team at high prices. The power of Manchester City has long gone beyond the category of "rich and willful" in the impression.
Sterling will become one of the very few players in the history of the Premier League who has played for three giant clubs: , Liverpool, , Manchester City and Chelsea. Whether he will still be happy at Stamford Bridge is obviously more worthy of attention than his performance.
Tuchel admires Sterling very much. His forward-less formation requires a winger, and Sterling's speed and breakthrough are exactly what he needs in his tactics. However, the Blues already have a happy "golden reconnaissance plane" among their wingers. Will this happy "electric motor" become a source of happiness for Blues fans?
The transfer of Happy Shuangxia was expected, but Manchester City was able to sell it at a good price even though their contracts were about to expire and Sterling and Jesus had a strong desire to leave the team. This has to be admired. .
This should be a very obvious signal...
