"New contacts" - Fabrizio Romano now shares exciting Chelsea transfer update

Chelsea will look to wrap up a deal for Manchester City star Raheem Sterling this week, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The 27-year-old is believed to be a key target for Thomas Tuchel, and it looks like the German is close to getting his man.

The Daily Mail recently reported that Chelsea are close to reaching an agreement with City for Sterling.

The Blues are expected to pay around £45m for the England international’s services.

Sterling has been such a key player for City since joining from rivals Liverpool back in 2015, with Citizens chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak hailing him as a “leader”. In total, he has scored 131 goals in 337 appearances for the club, showing the sort of firepower he brings to Pep Guardiola’s team.

However, Sterling has just one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad, explaining why the Premier League champions are open to a sale.

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Romano has told GIVEMESPORT that Sterling’s move to Chelsea is getting closer.

Speaking to GMS, the transfer guru said: “Raheem Sterling is getting closer. They’re negotiating with Man City and, during this week, they will have new contacts with Man City to make sure that they can find the agreement on the final details, on the fee, on the personal terms and then sign Raheem Sterling.”

Should Chelsea land Sterling, which now looks very likely to happen, the Blues will put everything into finalising deals for a couple of central defenders.

Following the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen, the west London club have entered talks to sign Sterling’s City team-mate Nathan Ake and Juventus’ Matthijs de Ligt.

Romano recently shared on Twitter that Chelsea and City have held positive