Chelsea have offered Arsenal the opportunity to sign Raheem Sterling again on transfer deadline day, according to reports.
The Gunners have been looking to sign a new attacker over the summer transfer window but have yet been unsuccessful in their search with Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams among the names they were reportedly keen on.
And now Sterling is among the signings who they are considering with the Chelsea winger having a good relationship with boss Mikel Arteta, who used to coach him at Manchester City.
Sterling risks being left out of Chelsea s squad if he remains at Stamford Bridge as new Blues boss Enzo Maresca has made it clear that the England international and other players are out of his plans for the season.
Maresca said earlier this week: I prefer to be honest with players. The ones who are not involved are not going to be involved and they won’t get any minutes if they stay.
I don’t know what happens when the window closes if they are still here. The ones who will get minutes are the ones I think can help us.
Raheem is a fantastic guy who has trained very well. Every manager has a different idea and he is the kind of winger that is not one that I like. History and numbers speak for Raheem. He knows exactly what he needs to do.
The rest are training apart, they are not going to get minutes. I have been clear and honest with them.
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and now the Gunners could be the most likely club to get a deal over the line with transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insisting that he s been offered again to Arteta s side.
: Arsenal are discussing internally about Raheem Sterling as the opportunity has been offered again this morning. Chelsea want to find a solution for Raheem as he won’t be included in squad again if he stays, Enzo Maresca said. Sterling, assessing options to decide soon.
There have been rumours that Jadon Sancho and Sterling could swap places this summer as Man Utd look to offload the England international before the deadline.
Sancho is being offered to Borussia Dortmund, where he spent the second half of last season on loan, for the third time.
The report claims:
