Former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness does not believe that Raheem Sterling will be able to find a Premier League club to join from Chelsea.
Sterling joined Chelsea from Manchester City after finding first-team action hard to come by, but he has been unable to reproduce his best form at Stamford Bridge.
The winger put out a statement before his team’s game against City at the weekend, questioning his exclusion from the first team, and it has since become clear that he has no clear way back to the starting line-up.
He is expected to leave the club before the summer transfer window closes, and speaking to William Hill , Souness thinks Saudi Arabia will be his destination.
He said: “Raheem Sterling’s future lies in Saudi Arabia. He’ll go there for two reasons, one of those being the kind of money he’ll get there.
“I don’t think any team in this country will match that. I also don’t think any of the big Premier League teams would want to sign him, he’d price himself out of the market.
“The major problem for Chelsea with this business model is that when they want to get players out the door, they have to take a real hit on their value.
“They paid nearly £50 million for Sterling and they’ll get next to nothing for him. Then the buying team will ask Chelsea to contribute to his wages.”
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