Another midnight bombshell has echoed through the Premier League! Raheem Sterling has arrived at Arsenal on a one-year loan. The Chelsea winger spent the entire day waiting anxiously for a resolution regarding his future. Since the arrival of Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge, he hasn’t been part of the plans. The Italian coach made it clear that he would only count on about twenty players, and that the rest would train separately from the first team, with the reserves.The best is yet to come.Welcome to north London, Raheem Sterling ✨ pic.twitter.com/K2YhkSepAp— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 31, 2024 “I was honest, he won’t get minutes here. I’m not saying he’s a bad player, but I prefer different types of wingers. It’s that simple” Maresca said candidly about Sterling’s status. The Englishman didn’t have many choices: either change teams or spend the next six months in the stands. Clearly, he chose the first option, but it was difficult to find a team willing to pay even a fraction of his over 300,000 pounds weekly salary. A few days ago, Manchester United showed interest, willing to take him, but only in exchange for Jadon Sancho and under their conditions. Apparently, Stamford Bridge didn’t agree, giving Arsenal the opportunity to strengthen their wing with a player Mikel Arteta had already worked with at Manchester City. The reaction from the Emirates was necessary since Reiss Nelson went to Fulham on loan until the end of the season.LIVE BLOG: Transfer window is now CLOSED!Now, it’s up to Mikel Arteta to do with the four-time Premier League winner what he did with Kai Havertz, another former Chelsea player—to rehabilitate a career that has been declining since his move to Stamford Bridge. “To be fair we never planned really to sign him when we started the transfer window, just to be very transparent, for different reasons. But we always say to everyone that you have to be prepared for every single scenario. So when that opportunity came to me, and I checked the squad, I checked how he plays, and spoke to Mikel of course. It makes a lot of sense to have someone like him because I’m pretty sure he is going to add a lot in the squad. He has experience, he understands more than anyone the league, he’s played in the Champions League many times. He won the Premier League a few times as well, so I think he can add a lot to our squad and I feel really happy to see someone like him in our squad“ said Arsenal’s sporting director Edu after the deal was done. PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 3Saturday14:30: (1.40) Arsenal (5.30) Brighton (8.00)17:00: (3.00) Ipswich (3.40) Fulham (2.35)17:00: (5.00) Leicester (3.70) Aston Villa (1.80)17:00: (2.85) Everton (3.40) Bournemouth (2.60)17:00: (1.80) Brentford (3.60) Southampton (4.60)17:00: (2.05) Nott.Forest (3.45) Wolverhampton (3.60)19:30: (8.00) West Ham (5.00) Man.City (1.38)Sunday15:30: (1.65) Chelsea (3.80) Crystal Palace (5.40)15:30: (2.55) Newcastle (3.90) Tottenham (2.60)18:00: (3.80) Man.Utd. (4.10) Liverpool (1.95)***odds are subject to change***
