Arsenal Monitoring Raheem Sterling Contract Situation As Gunners Plan Summer Move for Man City Winger

Arsenal Monitoring Raheem Sterling Contract Situation As Gunners Plan Summer Move for Man City Winger

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:02 PM
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  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is desperate to bring Raheem Starling to North London during the summer transfer season
  • Sterling is about to enter the final year of his contract and is yet to make a decision on his long-term future with the Citizens
  • The 27-year-old England international has been frustrated by the lack of game time this season at Man City following the arrival of Jack Grealish

Raheem Sterling could be on his way out of Manchester City when the summer transfer window opens as Arsenal are weighing up a move for the England international.

The 27-year-old has stalled renewing his contract with the Citizens after seeing his game time reduce drastically following the arrival of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100million.

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Raheem Sterling is entering the final year of his contract with Manchester City. Photo by Matt McNulty
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According to a report via the Daily Star, Mikel Arteta is behind the Arsenals’ interest in the 27-year-old winger as he has worked closely with Sterling when he was a coach at City under Guardiola.

The Arsenal manager hopes to make Sterling his pivot in the Gunners’ attack for next season as they try to reinforce their already depleted forwardline after the loss of Aubameyang to Barcelona.

Arsenal has won their last four games and are on track to finish fourth in the Premier League, which will help them entice the Man City winger to the Emirates Stadium next season.

Arsenal yet to make contact with Man City over Gabriel Jesus

Meanwhile, Arsenal’s chase for Brazilian striker, Gabriel Jesus ahead of a summer transfer move to the Emirates Stadium seems to have stalled.

According to Marca, the Gunners are yet to make any contact with Manchester City over progressing with the purchase of the striker.

Reports in England suggest that an agreement has already been reached between the Gabriel Jesus and the Gunners but nothing has been finalized yet.

Sterling nets hat-trick as Man City destroys Norwich

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Manchester City on Saturday night, February 12, continued with their impressive performance this season in the Premier League by beating Norwich City 4-0.

Going into this Premier League game, Norwich City did not lose any game in four games even though they are still at the bottom of the table and they wanted to shine against the Citizens.

But Norwich met a more determined Manchester City side who are targeting retaining their Premier League title even though Liverpool are mounting pressure on them.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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