Merson says he is stunned by Man City’s decision to let player join Chelsea

Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson, has reacted to Man City’s decision to let Raheem Sterling join Chelsea this summer.

Merson said he is stunned by the decision as he hailed Sterling’s football skill.

Recall that the Blues officially announced the signing of Sterling from Man City a few days ago.

Speaking on the development, Merson was quoted by Sportskeeda as saying: “Raheem Sterling is another player I would like to touch upon and I think he could well turn out to be the new signing who impresses the most this season.

“I’m flabbergasted that Manchester City let him go to a Premier League rival – now they will have to rely on Jack Grealish to get into the box and replicate his end product in front of goal!

“People go on about Sterling’s technique and the number of chances he supposedly misses, but he scores big goals for club and country and has done so consistently for a number of years now.”

Aside from Sterling, Man City also allowed Gabriel Jesus to move to Arsenal.