Horrible to play against: Tuchel speaks on why he personally told Chelsea to sign Sterling

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel seems to be happy his side were able to complete a deal for Raheem Sterling this summer.

Tuchel in a statement revealed he personally told the club’s new owner, Todd Boehly, to sign Sterling from Manchester City.

Chelsea went on to sign Sterling on a five-year deal after they agreed to a £50million deal with City.

Tuchel in his statement hailed the England international skill, saying he was “horrible to play against”.

“I gave his name to Todd straight away. He’s horrible to play against, horrible. The main point is his intensity and the amount of repetition of intensity that he delivers. This is simply outstanding over the last few years.

“He caused huge trouble when he played against us and once you dig in deeper into his data and not only statistics in his goal involvements, it’s outstanding.

“It’s exactly what we need to raise the level of our players. That’s why we are so sure and that’s why he was, for us, top of the list,” Tuchel said.