Raheem Sterling is one of nine players that Chelsea are looking to move on before the summer transfer window closes.
Sterling is coming off the back of a disappointing season on loan at Arsenal last season and still has two years remaining on his £325,000-a-week contract.
The Telegraph claim the player and the Blues would both prefer finding a ‘permanent solution to his future’ but another loan move is also a possibility.
The Telegraph (via Daily Mail) claim the player and the Blues would both prefer finding a ‘permanent solution to his future’ but another loan move is also a possibility.
And he is just one of a large group that the London club want to secure exits for in a end-of-window fire sale.
Chelsea are working on arranging sales or loans for Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi,, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell and potentially Tyrique George over the next two weeks.
There is also interest in Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino from clubs in Europe.
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Chelsea believe they will have raised somewhere in the region of £300m in player sales once the window shuts, leaving their net spend close to zero.
Fulham are one of the clubs who have registered their interest in Sterling, who is thought to favour staying in London, where his family are happy.
West Ham and Crystal Palace are the other teams based in the capital that have been linked with a move for the winger.
The 30-year-old is still open to considering other Premier League clubs while foreign outfits are also keeping tabs on the situation.
Sterling is believed to have been informed by Maresca that he will not feature for the Club World Cup winners this term, and does not even have a profile or photo in the first-team section of the website.
The former Manchester City star joined the Blues in the summer of 2022 after inking a £47.5million deal but has struggled for form in recent seasons.