Ian Wright has told Raheem Sterling that he wanted him to join Arsenal instead of Chelsea in the summer. The 27-year-old was heavily linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium for some time before eventually penning a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge instead.
According to The Athletic, Sterling expressed no desire to join the Gunners side despite having worked closely with Mikel Arteta at Manchester City. While the north Londoners missed out on the England international, former teammates Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko swapped the Etihad Stadium for the Emirates.
In an interview on Premier League Productions, Wright quizzed Sterling ahead of the highly-anticipated London derby at the weekend. The former Arsenal striker confessed that he 'prayed' there was truth in reports linking the winger to the Gunners.
