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Raheem Sterling left ‘fuming, raging’ by Manchester City exit

Raheem Sterling claims that Chelsea have brought back his enthusiasm for the game of football after his Manchester City career ended in a wa...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief August 20, 2022
Updated August 20, 2022 at 10:12 AM
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Raheem Sterling claims that Chelsea have brought back his enthusiasm for the game of football after his Manchester City career ended in a way that left him furious, angry, and shocked.

After seven trophy-filled seasons in Manchester, during which he made 339 appearances, scored 131 goals, and won four Premier League championships, four League Cups, and one FA Cup, Sterling completed a £47.5 million transfer to Stamford Bridge in July.

In City's title-winning season during his final year at the Etihad Stadium, the 27-year-old England international appeared 30 times, but just 23 of those appearances were starts, which led Sterling to believe his efforts were not appreciated.

“Everyone wants to feel wanted, football is no different,” Sterling exclusively told Geoff Shreeves ahead of Chelsea’s Super Sunday trip to Leeds United – live on Sky Sports.

“When you play your heart out, sacrifice some of your kids’ birthdays, and then get treated in a certain way, it’s disappointing.

“At the time I was fuming, raging, but it’s gone, it’s in the past and I can only focus on the present, which is now, here at Chelsea, and the opportunity I’ve got here to go out and showcase my talents once again.”

Pressed on the biggest factors behind his decision to trade Manchester City for Chelsea, Sterling said: “Misunderstandings, contracts running down. It was a shame to see how it ended in the end because I had such a great time there.

“A lot of things came into play, a lot of reasons, but I wasn’t complaining, I was ready to challenge and, as you can see, even with some of the performances I put in, you couldn’t guarantee yourself a place so it just didn’t make sense to fight a battle you can never win.”

Asked whether he had reached the point where, having given his all, his situation at Manchester City had become untenable and the time had come to leave, Sterling replied: “Yes, it was literally that.”

He continued: “As a player you always want to do your best and help your team, but when you don’t think things are going fairly, it’s always a disappointment.

“If you are not happy playing your football you’ve got to look at other options to get that happiness back, and that’s exactly what I have done. It was the right time for me to move on. I wouldn’t stay part of something I knew I couldn’t give my all in.

“It [City] is a fantastic club, it’s a club that wins lots of trophies, it’s a club that has helped my development massively in the past couple of years, but there comes a time when you’ve got to think about yourself, what’s best for yourself, and what you want for the future. That’s the sole reason why I am here [at Chelsea].”

The switch to Chelsea saw Sterling become the first marquee signing of new owner Todd Boehly’s era at Stamford Bridge, and the forward revealed proof that the club were delivering on their promises convinced him they were the club for him.

“It was their intent, how they approached me,” Sterling explained. “I wasn’t listening to promises, I was seeing action and I think that was one of the factors that made me really consider the football club, the way they showed me how important a role I could have here.

“Looking back on what they have achieved here in the last couple of years, the finals they missed out on, the new owner taking over, it’s a team that is always competing on all fronts and I knew it would only get better. I didn’t need to make another choice.

“It was a possibility I wouldn’t let pass. It’s a blessing in disguise, it’s another challenge and a challenge I’ll look back on at the end of my career and know I stepped up to the plate and I can be happy with myself.

“The most part was just getting to play football week in, week out. It was the first time in my career experiencing that, it was kind of a shock, so I just wanted to get back playing and enjoying my football again. It was as simple as that, and I knew that once I could do that, I could be happy and show that on the field.”
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