‘We’ll clarify in the next days’: Maresca to decide Sterling’s Chelsea future
Manager omitted winger from squad for City match‘I want Raheem Sterling but we have 30 players’
Enzo Maresca offered Raheem Sterling no assurances over his future after making the surprise decision to drop the winger when Chelsea began their season with a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City on Sunday, Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic scoring the goals.
Sterling, who has said through his representatives that he is looking for “clarity” over his status at Stamford Bridge, is one of several players who could be sold before the transfer window shuts this month. The 29‑year‑old, who has three years left on a deal worth more than £300,000 a week, was surprised not to have even a place on the bench for Maresca’s first competitive game in charge.
