A number of big-money signings, promising talents and club legends are struggling to make their mark
By WhoScored
A £50m signing from Manchester City, Raheem Sterling was once a declaration of ambition by Chelsea but he is now lost in the £1.4bn of talent that has arrived since. It is easy to forget that Sterling was the first of 50 signings under the club’s owners.
He is a four-time Premier League champion who was England’s star player at Euro 2020 and could once be relied upon to score at least 10 goals a season. Today his role has been reduced to occupying a space in Chelsea’s so-called bomb squad, training away from the first team, on different pitches, at different times and with limited access to facilities.
It is easy to sympathise with the Englishman; five managers have taken charge of Chelsea since his arrival and more than £500m has been spent on wingers – hardly the biggest vote of confidence. But don’t get too sentimental; Sterling is still reaping the benefits from the five-year, £325,000-per-week contract he signed in 2022. It is a shame to see a 30-year-old with his talent exiled but he is unlikely to return while Enzo Maresca is in charge.
