Merson doubts potential Chelsea signing and tells Tuchel he is ‘stuck with’ one player

Paul Merson doubts Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling would score enough goals if he moved to Chelsea in the summer transfer window.

Reports have emerged over the last week that Sterling is considering his future at Man City and his ‘primary concern is that he continues to play regularly after he lost his place in the team earlier in the season’.

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The Daily Telegraph named Sterling as one of seven targets for Chelsea this summer, especially if they sell ‘one or all of [Timo] Werner, [Hakim] Ziyech and [Christian] Pulisic’.

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But former Arsenal midfielder Merson isn’t convinced Sterling would suit Thomas Tuchel’s playing style at Stamford Bridge.

“Chelsea need a big summer of signings and they might not get that,” Merson told the Daily Star.

“They need at least a couple of defenders because Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen are leaving, and they might not be the only ones leaving either.

“But they are stuck with Romelu Lukaku. They won’t be able to sell him without making a loss, and who could they get to replace him? Top-class centre forwards are scarce.

“They might go for Raheem Sterling but he plays the Manchester City way. I don’t think Raheem Sterling scores 20 goals a season for Chelsea.

“He likes to arrive late in the box at the far post for a tap-in. There’s an art to that.