Winger Raheem Sterling is trying to leave Chelsea as quickly as possible and in the moment he seems to be difficult to complete his wish, the stop will suddenly appear.
Sterling signed a contract with Chelsea from Man City in 2022 for £ 47.5 million, but he was no longer used at Stamford Bridge and had to go through the previous season as a loan at Arsenal. However, the 30 -year -old player only played 28 times for the Gunners and scored only 1 goal before returning to the host team.
With Chelsea continuing to invest heavily in the attacking players in the summer transfer window 2025, the chance to play Sterling under coach Enzo Maresca in the main squad next season is fragile. He is said to have been included in the transfer list when the contract is 2 years.
However, the great challenge for partners who are interested in Sterling not only comes from the huge salary of this player but also from Chelsea's price request. The Sun even thinks that Chelsea wants the price of up to 20 million pounds for the British winger.
No clubs are now ready to spend the number that Chelsea requested. However, Leverkusen is considered to be interested in Sterling. This summer, Leverkusen broke up with coach Xabi Alonso – who moved to lead Real Madrid – and a series of pillars such as Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah, and is soon to be captain Granit Xhaka.
New coach Erik Ten Hag thus faced a great challenge in restructuring the squad to compete with the Bundesliga title and fight in the Champions League. Therefore, Leverkusen is trying to add quality and experience players before the new season started.
Sterling, with seasoned experience from the Premier League and the European arena, is considered a potential piece for Leverkusen. Now, people wait to see if Leverkusen is ready to meet the price that Chelsea offer or not. Highly likely, they will only offer to borrow sterling by witnessing what he shows at Arsenal last season, buying is very risky.