BBC two reporters Sami Mokbel and Nizaar Kinsella wrote an article about the future of Chelsea player Sterling, the 30-year-old England winger is currently in a situation where he has no ball to play. The article stated that Sterling signed a five-year contract with Chelsea in 2022 with a weekly salary of 325,000 pounds. And now the players are no longer within coach Maresca's plan. Unless the Blues and Sterling reach a deal on a total of 30 million severance payments in the remaining contract, Sterling will not be able to play at least until January next year. And this possibility is very small.
Chelsea is currently unwilling to pay all the salary of Sterling's remaining two years of contract, and the players seem unwilling to let Chelsea get rid of this high-paying contract easily. Both sides' positions are understandable to some extent.
The main factor for Sterling's absence from transfer this summer is financial issues, and the players did not perform much under Arteta last season. And Sterling prefers to stay in London, with his son at Arsenal academy, and he doesn't want to change his family life too much due to transfers.
There are reports that Leverkusen and Juventus are interested in Sterling. Although Sterling is interested in the transfer, he believes it is more important to stay with his family. Chelsea has also contacted London teams such as Fulham, Crystal Palace, West Ham United, but these potential options were ultimately failed to be realized. Chelsea respects Sterling's position and understands his idea of not wanting to move for the second time in three years.
But Chelsea believes that Sterling's high salary limits the choice of the next team, especially if he wants to stay near London.
However, it should be emphasized that although salary is a clear factor in the current situation, it is not the only focus Stirling considers. He has rejected a richer offer from Saudi Arabia over the past 12 months. Sources said Sterling will still participate in training on time and maintain professional qualities until the solution is found. Now that the transfer window is closed, Sterling is still in a deadlock, and Chelsea will need to continue paying his salary. In short, there are no winners in this deadlock.
source:7mvn