Why Sterling would struggle at Chelsea

Chelsea have been linked with moves for £200k-a-week attacker Raheem Sterling ahead of next season.

Reacting to the report, former Arsenal star Paul Merson believes Sterling would struggle at Stamford Bridge and wouldn’t score 20 goals for the next season

Sterling, whose Man City contract expires in 2023, is entering the final year of his deal with the recently crowned Premier League champions.

Despite being in and out of the Man City squad this season, Sterling managed to score 17 goals in 47 appearances.

Chelsea are in need of a new striker as Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner struggled this season.

The report revealed the Blues will make move to sign Sterling if Man City offer to sell this summer.

“Top-class centre forwards are scarce. They might go for Raheem Sterling but he plays the Manchester City way,” Merson wrote for the Daily Star.

“I don’t think Raheem Sterling scores 20 goals a season for Chelsea. He likes to arrive late in the box at the far post for a tap-in. There’s an art to that. But I don’t see that ball getting whipped across the box like that too often at Chelsea, so where does he get his goals from?”