The first Chelsea signing of the post-Abramovich era is Raheem Sterling (27). The winger is leaving Manchester City and, according to media reports, is moving to Stamford Bridge for around 56 million euros, despite only having a one-year contract – one of the ten highest transfers in the club’s history. Sterling is the fourth English footballer to have been paid a combined fee of over €100m.
Sancho in top 5 Englishman with the highest transfer proceedsTo overview Sterling’s contract, which runs until 2027, makes him the highest-paid player in coach Thomas Tuchel’s squad with an annual salary of around 18.3 million euros. Kai Havertz (23) should also earn in similar spheres. The highest-paying working paper actually belongs to Romelu Lukaku (29), who is now looking for his luck on loan at Inter Milan after a year to forget.
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Sterling is also hoping for a more important role and better scorer values from his transfer, as his playing time has steadily decreased over the past three years under coach Pep Guardiola.
“Raheem Sterling is a winner and his signing is an important step in strengthening our squad. We are delighted to have Raheem return to London with Chelsea and we look forward to seeing his world-class talent at Stamford Bridge,” commented new owner Todd Boehly on the signing.
Sterling is the first piece of the puzzle in what is sure to be a busy summer transfer window for Chelsea: Kalidou Koulibaly (31, SSC Napoli) is due to appear for his medical on Thursday, along with Matthijs de Ligt (22, Juve), Cristiano Ronaldo (37, Man Utd ), Serge Gnabry (26, FC Bayern) and Jules Koundé (23, FC Sevilla) are just a few of the top players that are being traded in the rumor mill.
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