Raheem Sterling will demand regular first-team football if he decides to quit Manchester City to join Chelsea.
The England star, who recently won his 75th cap for his country, has been linked with a sensational summer transfer to Stamford Bridge following the Blues' £4.25 billion takeover. Sterling is entering the final 12 months of his contract in Manchester and Mirror Football understands that he is weighing up his options after seven years with the champions and is open to a possible switch this summer.
With the World Cup around the corner, the 27-year-old is unwilling to risk his place in Gareth Southgate 's starting XI. The Sun report that Sterling is desperate not find himself on the bench in the build up to the tournament in Qatar. He is no longer a nailed-on starter under Pep Guardiola, having been selected for neither of their Champions League semi-final clashes with Real Madrid and would want assurances in west London of how he'll be used by Thomas Tuchel.
