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Chelsea helped Sterling find a pharmaceutical factory/Juventus this summer, but he would rather stay in London Gu s family

1:28am, 6 September 2025【Football】

Hupu September 5th BBC wrote a Stirling column to analyze his problems.

Contract issues are with the "Bomb Team" life

Unless the Blues and Sterling agree on the remaining £30 million severance payments of their contract, we will not see the England international return to the first team as early as January next year.

The possibility of this happening seems to be very small. Now Chelsea seems reluctant to pay Sterling's full salary. He seems reluctant to give Chelsea a way to get rid of the contract easily. Both positions

are understandable to some extent.

In the near future, Sterling will continue to stay in Chelsea's "bomb group", which currently has only Axel DiSassi and David Datro Fofaner.

Sterling is waiting for how his future as a Chelsea exile will develop after international match days.

Living in Chelsea's "Bombs" is far from a luxury. Due to the limited use of first-team facilities, his life seems particularly lonely.

Why has a good player like Sterling not found a new owner yet?

There is no doubt that economic factors are the main factors.

But should Chelsea find a new club—and the right financial plan—to facilitate Sterling's departure? Or should he give up his due treatment and give priority to playing football in the first team?

The answer varies from person to person.

You can assume that Sterling hopes Chelsea can find a solution to this problem.

Sources said that given the club's explicit intention to sell Sterling during the transfer window, the focus is on the club's opportunity for Sterling.

Given that he lacks opportunities to play under Arteta, Arsenal will not seek permanent transfers last season, which is becoming increasingly obvious, and therefore related dilemmas have long been around.

If Sterling believes that his future is not Chelsea’s priority, you can understand it too.

He would rather stay near London. His son Thiago is currently attending Arsenal youth training camp and Sterling does not want to affect the family again.

This is not to say that Sterling did not remain an open mind when the transfer window opened. The two sides reached a consensus that he would consider any opportunities that Chelsea offers as long as it is beneficial to both sides.

These opportunities are believed to be unfulfilled in the end.

From Chelsea's perspective, sources said they have provided Champions League teams Leverkusen and Juventus as options to Sterling. Although Sterling is interested in this, Sterling’s desire to keep in close contact with her family is even more important.

London clubs such as Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Ham United were considered, but these options were ultimately failed to achieve.

Chelsea respected Sterling's position and understood his willingness to leave his hometown for the second time in three years.

But Chelsea thinks Sterling's salary limits the options they can offer him, especially given that he prefers to stay near London.

However, it should be emphasized that although wages are an obvious factor in the current situation, they are not omnipotent for Sterling. Over the past 12 months, he has turned down travel to more paid teams such as the Saudi Pro League.

In fact, his hasty experience on loan last season was enough to warn him.

Since the transfer window was closed on the deadline, he had little time to consider the transfer.

Judging from the regular game time, the transfer result was not as good as he wished, and Sterling was eager to get more time to think before any possible transfer this summer.

sources said he will continue to participate in training and maintain a professional level until a solution is found.