Chelsea In Talks To Sign Raheem Sterling From Manchester City

Chelsea are developing more and more confidence that they can complete a deal for Manchester city forward Raheem Sterling this summer. Sterling is available for a cut-fee charge as he has just a year left to run on his contract at the Etihad Stadium, so could depart on a free in twelve months. Sterling has been speaking to people at Chelsea about what Thomas Tuchel is like as a manager. The stumbling block could be the size of the fee. Sterling has been at Manchester city for the last 7 years, after joining from Liverpool in 2015.
Sterling, who can play out wide and through the center as a false 9, may want to assist fill the void left by Romelu Lukaku who is pushing desperately to seal a return to former side Inter Milan. Both clubs are locked in discussions and will hope to attain an acceptable fee. A year after the £97. 5 million switch which took the Belgium striker to Stamford Bridge for the second one time in his career. Inter are prepared to cover the complete salary they agreed with Lukaku. Having seen a proposed fee of approximately €5 million rejected, they're expected to attain a fee that could be suited.