Thomas Tuchel could barely hide his delight following Chelsea's capture of Raheem Sterling in a £47.5million deal - and the Stamford Bridge chief outlined that the England star will be the Blues' new main man.
Sterling became the first signing of the Todd Boehly era when he put pen-to-paper on a lucrative five-year contract earlier this week. The 27-year-old had emerged as the Blues' top summer target after it became clear that Manchester City would not prevent Sterling from leaving the Etihad Stadium.
Despite the fact that Sterling has evolved into one of the Premier League's most effective attacking players since his 2015 switch to Manchester, the winger was not immune from Pep Guardiola's rotation policy. Sterling failed to start in either of City's Champions League semi-final clashes against Real Madrid and was also on the bench for the Premier League title decider against Aston Villa back in May.
