Chelsea devise brutal Raheem Sterling plan in boost for West Ham and Fulham

da aviator aposta： Chelsea’s brilliance in selling surplus players yielded them a seismic near-£300 million before the summer window shut on September 1, but Raheem Sterling and his £325,000-per-week wages remain on the club’s books.

da pinnacle： Kepa Arrizabalaga, Basir Humphreys, Noni Madueke, Marcus Bettinelli, Mathis Amougou, Djordje Petrovic, João Félix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Armando Broja, Lesley Ugochukwu, Renato Veiga, Alfie Gilchrist, Carney Chukwuemeka, Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson are the most noteworthy of BlueCo’s former names to be axed, with the latter expected to bring in £70 million once his move to Bayern Munich becomes permanent next year.

Chelsea’s summer transfers (permanent only)

Incoming

Outgoing

Joao Pedro

Noni Madueke

Jamie Gittens

João Félix

Jorrel Hato

Djordje Petrovic

Liam Delap

Lesley Ugochukwu

Dario Essugo

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Mamadou Sarr

Renato Veiga

Estevao

Armando Broja

Kendry Paez

Carney Chukwuemeka

Alejandro Garnacho

Mathis Amougou

Basir Humphreys

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Marcus Bettinelli

Christopher Nkunku

Nicolas Jackson (obligation to buy)

Alfie Gilchrist

Lucas Bergstrom

These exits have allowed Chelsea to register a £3 million profit for the summer, despite spending £285 million on incoming transfers (BBC), but Sterling, who is out of Enzo Maresca’s long-term plans, remains in limbo.

The 30-year-old’s preference was always to remain in London, but rumoured interest from Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Ham eventually amounted to nothing. The windows in Turkey and Saudi Arabia are still open, though Sterling apparently has little desire to move abroad amid a determination to battle his way into Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.

As things stand, Sterling will seriously struggle to do that without regular first-team football, even if he somehow hits the stride of his life over the second half of 2025/2026 after a potential move elsewhere in the winter.

Time is running out for the ex-Man City winger to reestablish himself as an England international after failing to impress on loan at Arsenal last season, with ex-Man United chief scout Mick Brown now sharing the drastic action Chelsea could take to free Sterling of his Stamford Bridge shackles.

Chelsea could take drastic Raheem Sterling action

Speaking to Football Insider, Brown, who remains very well-connected within the beautiful game, has suggested that Chelsea could terminate Sterling’s contract to get him off the books, which comes an almighty boost for the likes of West Ham and Fulham beyond the window.

Losing out on any future transfer fee and taking a seismic loss on Sterling would be regrettable, but in the short-term, it would save Chelsea millions in terms of salary and allow the forward to ressurect his now-faltering career.