Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has joined Arsenal on a season-long mortgage after a deal sheet was submitted to permit his transfer to undergo past the switch deadline.
The 29-year-old England ahead joins after being frozen out at Stamford Bridge by new Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca, who has publicly mentioned he “prefers a different kind of winger”.
Maresca instructed Sterling he wouldn’t play for the membership after he was neglected of their opening-day defeat to Manchester Metropolis on August 18, and he has not featured in any of their three match-day squads up to now this season.
Sterling was one of many marquee signings of the early Todd Boehly period, becoming a member of for £47.5m in the summertime of 2022 from Manchester Metropolis, earlier than happening to make 81 appearances for the membership and rating 19 objectives throughout two seasons.
His transfer doesn’t embody an possibility or obligation for a everlasting deal on the finish of his spell on the Emirates.
The transfer reunites Sterling with Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta, who was assistant to Pep Guardiola for a lot of Sterling’s seven-year spell on the Etihad.
He spoke in glowing phrases of his former participant when requested about his state of affairs at Stamford Bridge.
“My time with Raheem was exceptional,” Arteta mentioned forward of Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Aston Villa. “We built a really strong relationship together. He was unbelievable at that time.
“He taught me loads as effectively, about people, how the gamers suppose, how we assist them and help them. He’s somebody I’ve actually sturdy emotions about.”
