One Chelsea loanee has no plans to return to Stamford Bridge in January despite his lack of game time this season.
Enzo Maresca axed many of his first-team players in the summer, with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Trevoh Chalobah and Lesley Ugochukwu all leaving the club on loan.
Sterling and Ugochukwu have really found game time hard to come by at Arsenal and Southampton respectively. The former has made just two starts in the Premier League, while the latter has also made the same amount.
Last month, Sterling was slammed by Steve Nicol, who claimed that the winger has done nothing since joining Arsenal.
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Could Raheem Sterling return to Chelsea next month?
With Sterling being overlooked by Mikel Arteta right now, it would make sense for him to return to Chelsea and then look for another club.
However, it does not look like that is going to happen, with the 30-year-old clearly determined to fight for his place at Arsenal.
According to The Standard, Sterling has no plans to end his Arsenal loan prematurely and look for a new club.
Amid his struggles at Arsenal, Chris Sutton thinks Chelsea were right to ditch Sterling.
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Chelsea have moved on from Sterling and will want to sell him permanently at the end of the season.
The Blues currently have Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke, who have both thrived on the wing under Maresca, while Pedro Neto has not done too badly either.
It was, of course, the Portuguese who equalised when Chelsea and Arsenal met in the Premier League last month.
Sterling’s stock continues to drop rapidly, though, while he is on huge wages. Right now, you cannot see what English club is going to want to go anywhere near him.
In the past, Sterling has been described as an “amazing player” by Mauricio Pochettino. This season, however, the England international has not really had the chance to show that at Arsenal.
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