#Raheem Sterling

#Raheem Sterling

Aymeric Laporte has been the subject of speculations concerning a move away from the Etihad Stadium for the last few seasons.Once one of Pep Guardiola's key men in the Manchester City defence, Laporte has continuously slipped down the pecking order.Injuries, poor form and player rotation by the manager have been largely responsible for the change in fortunes.

Manchester City have sent scouts to keep tabs on Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson this season, according to journalist Steve Kay.The reigning Premier League champions have a slightly ageing squad and could perhaps do with a young talent like Johnson coming in in the near future, with Pep Guardiola supposedly eyeing him up as a potential replacement for Riyad Mahrez.

Manchester City welcome Wolves to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as they look to further cut Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League.The blues returned to winning ways on Thursday with a stunning comeback from 2-0 down against Spurs to win 4-2, and face another tough challenge in the shape of Wolves.

Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City proved there is nothing wrong with their mentality after the champions cut Arsenal's lead at the top of the table to five points by beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last night.Guardiola, who sarcastically called himself a genius after his decision to bring Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez off the bench led to the winning goal against an injury-hit Chelsea, sounded confident that his team have not grown complacent after winning four titles in the past five seasons.

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James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC



Gareth Southgate has dropped Raheem Sterling and Trent Alexander-Arnold for his latest England squad but included Ivan Toney despite the Brentford striker awaiting the outcome of a Football Association (FA) in to alleged betting breaches.Southgate named a 25-man squad on Thursday for Euro 2024 qualifiers away to Italy and at home against Ukraine later this month.

Raheem Sterling has said Chelsea's slump this season has been one of the low points of his career but believes the struggles could strengthen the Premier League club in the long run.Chelsea's 3-1 defeat by Arsenal on Tuesday left them 12th in the table, stumbling towards their worst campaign since the 1993-94 season despite huge expenditure on players, including Sterling's move from Manchester City for £47.5 million ($60m).

Chelsea suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, piling more pressure on manager Graham Potter.Southampton's James Ward-Prowse scored a free-kick just before half-time which proved enough to edge his relegation-threatened side to victory at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are in historically woeful form but could begin a long apology to fans with a good result against Arsenal on Tuesday.Five straight defeats in a run of eight games without victory is objectively awful, but adding a loss to Arsenal into the mix would make things even worse.Chelsea need a serious response if they are to get fans back on their side.

Chelsea will be looking to close the gap on those above them in the Premier League when they host Aston Villa on Saturday.The Blues have won two of their last three league games to sit 10th, with Liverpool, Brighton, Brentford and Fulham in their sights as they seek a better finish than tenth under Graham Potter.

Verdict: Chelsea win Best Odds: 1/2 Bookmaker: Unibet Looking to extend on their recent flurry on Saturday evening, Chelsea will welcome relegation scrappers Everton to Stamford Bridge.Chelsea
Starting with the hosts, while Graham Potter might have found himself in the midst of a public nightmare after arriving at Stamford Bridge back in September, Chelsea have managed to find a crucial recent boost.

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a potential transfer swoop for highly-rated Barcelona youngster Abde Ezzalzouli.The 21-year-old has been on loan at Osasuna this season and looks an impressive talent, with Chelsea now seemingly monitoring his situation, according to Diario de Navarra.Ezzalzouli is surely one worth keeping for Barcelona, with the Catalan giants known to have a great record at promoting and developing youth players.

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao has been linked with a move away from the club at the end of the season.The 23-year-old has a contract with the Italian club until the summer of 2024 and the Italian outfit could be forced to consider his sale if the player refuses to sign an extension with them.According to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t SportWitness), AC Milan are prepared to renew his contract and they have offered him wages of around 6.5 million per season.

Chelsea overturned their first-leg deficit with a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to reach the Champions League quarterfinals.Raheem Sterling smashed home a volley from the top of the 6-yard box just before half-time and Kai Havertz scored from the penalty spot early in the second half to send Graham Potter's struggling Chelsea past Dortmund in the round of 16.
- Olley: Chelsea's win over Dortmund could be Potter's turning point -Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Chelsea, who came into the match trailing 1-0 after the first leg and having scored just once in their past four games, had multiple chances go begging in the opening 45 minutes, with Havertz hitting the post before the half-hour and then having a beautiful strike ruled out soon after for offside in the buildup.

Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on the Mykhaylo Mudryk to Chelsea transfer situation, stating that the Ukraine international is now having his medical with the Blues.Mudryk has shown himself to be an outstanding young talent with his performances for Shakhtar Donetsk this season, and Chelsea fans will undoubtedly be excited at the prospect of his imminent arrival at Stamford Bridge.

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has admitted he's as surprised as anyone at how bad Kalidou Koulibaly has been since he joined the Blues from Napoli during the summer transfer window.The Senegal international was a world class performer for many years in Serie A, but just hasn't been able to settle into English football based on what we've seen so far.

Chelsea have been linked with a move for the PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke this month.According to journalist Simon Phillips, Chelsea have now accelerated their pursuit of the 20-year-old winger and have had initial contact with the player's agent to find out if a deal can be done this month.Phillips told GiveMeSport: Chelsea are definitely very keen on this player.

The future of Raheem Sterling at Chelsea is in doubt following the arrival of Mykhaylo Mudryk at Stamford Bridge.That is according to Football Insider, who reports that Chelsea will listen to offers for the England international just months after signing the winger from Man City in a deal worth 50m.

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has "improved his level" and may play in Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie against Chelsea, says manager Pep Guardiola.Guardiola criticised Phillips for being overweight on his return from England World Cup duty in December.Phillips, a £45m signing from Leeds last summer, has played less than 10 minutes in the Premier League for City.

At a time where Bayern Munich is seeking its striker of the future, Manchester City star Erling Haaland could already be eyeing his next stop.A return to Germany, however, might not be in the cards.Football Transfers compiled some of the quotes on the situation and it is kind of crazy to hear all of the open talk on a potential transfer already.

Two Chelsea signings are already done, according to Fabrizio Romano, who has confirmed via his Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside that Andrey Santos and Benoit Badiashile can be considered done deals.The Blues are yet to announce the signings of Santos and Badiashile, and Romano suggests it's only a matter of time, with the club just needing to finalise a few small details such as visas and work permits.