Raheem Sterling is open to the prospect of joining Chelsea this summer – if they can agree a fee with Manchester City.
New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has made City and England forward Sterling the club's top summer transfer target and is confident a deal can be done. Sterling has entered the final year of his contract at City and is attracted by a move back to London - where he grew up from the age of five - to play for Thomas Tuchel's side.
Real Madrid have long been interested in Sterling, but Chelsea have now emerged as serious contenders to sign the 27-year-old, who could be available for £50million in this summer's transfer window. City's double signing of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez is likely to mean fewer starting opportunities for Sterling, who joined the Blues from Liverpool for £49m in 2014.
