Raheem Sterling is carefully considering his future as he enters the final 12 months of his contract at Manchester City. Chelsea are very interested in the 27-year-old winger and have been in contact over a possible move this summer football.london understands.
While there has been contact with Sterling, no official offer has been made just yet by the Blues, who are waiting on Romelu Lukaku's loan move to Inter Milan to become official. Chelsea believe they can sign Sterling for £45million because of his contract situation at the Etihad Stadium.
Sterling is managing negotiations over his future this summer, with the England international keen to find somewhere where he will be a regular in the starting XI. The only reason Sterling would want to leave City, who were recently crowned Premier League champions for the second season in a row, would be if he could see himself as a crucial player elsewhere.