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Adam Newson

Graham Potter hopeful Chelsea will gain £50m boost as World Cup offers marquee star opportunity

Graham Potter has backed Raheem Sterling to deliver for England at the World Cup and believes the winger can use the tournament to reignite his Chelsea career.

Sterling arrived at Stamford Bridge from Manchester City in the summer in a deal worth around £50million. He was viewed as the club's marquee signing, a player then-head coach Thomas Tuchel felt was capable of improving the Chelsea attack while adding title-winning experience.

The England international performed well under Tuchel and scored three times in the German coach's final four matches at the helm. Goals have been harder to come by since Potter's appointment, with Sterling having found the net on just two occasions in his previous 12 matches, although while playing in a variety of positions.

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