Raheem Sterling is set to join his brand new Chelsea teammates in Los Angeles in the next 24 hours, football.london understands. The England international is flying out to the USA as the Blues begin to ramp up their pre-season training, with the first friendly taking place on Sunday.
The 27-year-old will mark the first men's team signing of the Boehly-Clearlake era, following the takeover of the club back in May. New owner Todd Boehly has promised to back manager Thomas Tuchel in the market, with over £200million said to be available to the German coach.
It's much-needed financial support too, given the difficulties surrounding the squad. Key defensive duo Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen left as free agents, while club-record signing Romelu Lukaku left for Inter Milan on a season-long loan.
