Rio Ferdinand has hit out at Liverpool supporters for doubting Raheem Sterling's judgement to have jumped ship back in 2014 for Manchester City as the former Manchester United defender made an exciting Chelsea prediction.
The Blues finally kicked off what is expected to be a busy period in the transfer market as the 27-year-old was unveiled in a Hollywood type setting in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon. football.london understands Chelsea will pay Man City an initial fee worth around £45million for Sterling. A further £10m will be due to the Premier League champions if a number of performance-related add-ons are met throughout the 27-year-old's time at Stamford Bridge.
Sterling, Todd Boehly and manager Thomas Tuchel have all spoken in a positive way about this Premier League switch which has underwhelmed some rival supporters. But Ferdinand's judgement on this deal at hand should send a stern warning to supporters of all Chelsea's top six rivals - especially Liverpool's - after they played a big part in his progress.
