"He still has connections" - Journalist hints £76.5m-rated star would be tempted by Chelsea move

Chelsea target Raheem Sterling would ‘score goals’ for the club should he make a shock switch from Manchester City, according to Daily Star journalist Paul Brown.

The 27-year-old has been linked with an exit from the Etihad Stadium after falling down Pep Guardiola’s pecking order in recent times and could arrive in west London over the summer.

Sterling lost his regular starting spot in Guardiola’s City side towards the end of 2020/21 and, with just 12 months remaining on his contract, there has been speculation over his future.

The England international even added fuel to the flames himself by saying he would be “open” to a move abroad and that he would “love” to face the challenges that playing overseas would bring.

According to The Telegraph, talks over Sterling’s future were put on hold until the end of the season, and he is expected to decide his next steps during a well-earned holiday following England’s upcoming fixtures.

However, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea and European champions Real Madrid are ‘monitoring’ the immensely talented star’s situation.

Both clubs are believed to be in the market for additional firepower this summer and view Sterling as a potential target given his ongoing contract dispute.

When asked if a return to London could be an appealing prospect for Sterling, Brown disclosed how he ‘still has connections’ in the capital and that a move to Chelsea would contain an element of ‘spice’.

He told GiveMeSport: “I think he still has connections in that part of the world.

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“He’d be going to a club that he knows can compete, and there would be an added kind of spice