Raheem Sterling moved to Chelsea in 2022 for around £50m on a five-year, £325,000-per-week contract and relocated his young family. Multiple managerial changes at Chelsea followed, including Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter, Frank Lampard, Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca, disrupting squad continuity. Sterling played 81 times and scored 19 goals while Chelsea finished 12th and then sixth, but Maresca later excluded him from first-team plans. Sterling spent last season on an underwhelming loan at Arsenal and has not played for Chelsea since. A stalemate over the roughly £30m remaining on his contract prevents a move unless a severance agreement is reached.
But the following season he was on the bench more for Manchester City and, despite winning his fourth Premier League title, was sold to Chelsea, the first marquee signing of their new owners. This move hasn't worked out at all. Now, aged 30, Sterling faces a season in exile at Chelsea, the 30m remaining in wages on his contract a key factor in the stalemate.
Sterling signed a five-year 325,000-per-week contract in 2022, relocating his young family in the process. The 50m transfer was a statement of intent by Todd Boehly, who at the time was acting as sporting director, and Clearlake Capital. A problem for Sterling has been the people behind such a big deal are no longer in charge at the club. In addition to Boehly's diminishing influence, Thomas Tuchel was the head coach who oversaw Sterling's arrival.
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