Sterling has had the easiest transfer window in Premier League history between the two top teams. Chelsea asked, Man City replied and the problem was resolved very quickly, without much money constraints.
Having won 77 caps for England, 4 Premier League caps and many other titles, Sterling is a shining star of the tournament at the age of 27. As he shared with Man City fans, 7 years ago, when he came to the Etihad, he was just a boy, now Sterling leaves as a man.
Is it high or low for a player with only 12 months left on his contract? Chelsea have received many big questions when spending that much money to recruit Sterling. The Blues are a team with very good financial strength and the story should be viewed from another perspective.
Tuchel finished first in the Sterling case
Chelsea support Tuchel in all stages, especially buying the star back to serve the correct philosophy. In theory, the players brought in before September 1 (the last day of the summer transfer window) are all targets for Tuchel.
Tuchel has a vision for Sterling and asked the board to focus on this first. Pep said he doesn't need the players who don't feel happy at the Etihad. Therefore, Sterling has been moved to Chelsea very quickly since Man City bought Grealish. Last month, Tuchel used the word "highly constructive" to talk about the conversation between him and Sterling. The German tactician has painted and convinced Sterling of Chelsea's vision for the 27-year-old in the short, medium and long term.
300,000 pounds/week at Stamford Bridge and still having the chance to keep his starting position in England is something Sterling cannot deny. Not only that, Sterling hopes that when he comes, he can play the role of a magnet to attract other big stars to Chelsea.
Chelsea is changing and needs new stars
The Blues may have beaten Sterling's Man City last year in the Champions League final. However, in the Premier League, the last time The Blues lifted the trophy was 5 years ago. Tuchel wants to do it again with an attacking style for the team. A person like Sterling will be the motivation for the stars in the first team and even the emerging factors at Cobham.
Why is Man City willing to let Sterling go in the context of Gralish not really being effective? Will Chelsea welcome a bad deal or not? Those are the questions that surround Tuchel and his assistants. However, Chelsea are currently having a big change in personnel as the pillars have been preparing to leave Stamford Bridge. They need practicality, they need to buy someone to play right away.
Sterling has played for both Liverpool and Man City, so he understands very well how the Premier League operates. With Chelsea, he can get used to it right away.
Sterling is not Pep's main factor
At this time last year, representatives of Man City and Barca sat down together about Sterling's case but in the end, The Citizens accepted to let this striker go to a big opponent in the Premier League.
In early 2021, Man City first came up with the idea of renewing Sterling. At that time, the English striker hesitated and gave his family an excuse to delay. That reason was unexpectedly approved by Man City. Since then, Sterling's appearances in Man City have decreased.
From being a key factor in the 2017 - 2019 seasons, Sterling has started to sit on the bench more often. The peak was when Sterling met Pep directly and asked why he had to sit on the bench in the match against Southampton at the Etihad? After that match, in the easy win over Fulham, Sterling was not even named in the starting lineup.
At that time, Pep had already selected 10 players to start in both the Premier League and Champions League, Sterling was unexpectedly dropped to the second group, those who only had the opportunity to play when group 1 needed a break or were injured.
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