Three-time Premier League winner Joe Cole believes Raheem Sterling is an excellent signing for his former club Chelsea. The Blues conf...
Three-time Premier League winner Joe Cole believes Raheem Sterling is an excellent signing for his former club Chelsea. The Blues confirmed on July 13 that they had secured Sterling's services from Manchester City on a five-year contract.
According to the Daily Mail , the two-time UEFA Champions League winners paid City around £50 million for the Englishman. Sterling, who is set to turn 28 in December, has joined Chelsea after an extremely successful spell at the Etihad.
In 337 appearances across competitions, he registered 131 goals and 95 assists. He won 12 trophies, including four Premier League titles. Cole, who won seven trophies with the Blues between 2003 and 2010, lauded Sterling for his quality. He told BBC Sport (as quoted by the Daily Mail ):
"Chelsea are getting one of England's best players in the prime of his career at a good price. It's a great bit of business. It helps us in the final third of the pitch - he's a goalscorer, and he can help the young players."
Cole believes Sterling could help the likes of Mason Mount, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic, saying:
"We are very young in that area - Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic. Raheem is five or six years older than them, has more games under his belt and has been round the block."
The 40-year-old also believes Sterling could be part of the Blues' leadership group, thanks to his experience:
"He can help with the leadership group as well. He's part of the leadership group for England. We've lost Antonio Rudiger, so he will be very important on and off the pitch."
Sterling has also won 77 caps for England, bagging 19 goals and 25 assists.
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