Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has joined Arsenal on a season-long mortgage after a deal sheet was submitted to permit his transfer to undergo past the switch deadline.
The 29-year-old England ahead joins after being frozen out at Stamford Bridge by new Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca, who has publicly stated he “prefers a different kind of winger”.
Maresca informed Sterling he wouldn’t play for the membership after he was disregarded of their opening-day defeat to Manchester Metropolis on August 18, and he has not featured in any of their three match-day squads to this point this season.
Sterling was one of many marquee signings of the early Todd Boehly period, becoming a member of for £47.5m in the summertime of 2022 from Manchester Metropolis, earlier than happening to make 81 appearances for the membership and rating 19 targets throughout two seasons.
His transfer doesn’t embody an possibility or obligation for a everlasting deal on the finish of his spell on the Emirates.
The transfer reunites Sterling with Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta, who was assistant to Pep Guardiola for a lot of Sterling’s seven-year spell on the Etihad.
He spoke in glowing phrases of his former participant when requested about his scenario at Stamford Bridge.
“My time with Raheem was exceptional,” Arteta stated forward of Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa. “We built a really strong relationship together. He was unbelievable at that time.
“He taught me quite a bit as nicely, about people, how the gamers assume, how we assist them and assist them. He’s somebody I’ve actually sturdy emotions about.”
