Alan Shearer has dropped a bombshell claim over 'what he's heard' about Raheem Sterling's situation at Chelsea.
Sterling was left out of Enzo Maresca's Chelsea squad for their Premier League opener against Manchester City.
The player's camp released a statement just minutes after team news emerged.
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Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer shed some new light on Sterling's fallout at Chelsea.
According to his sources, the Newcastle United legend revealed that Sterling has already been told to find a new club, having trained all pre-season.
"I’m told that he’s trained all pre-season and was told on Friday that he’s probably best off looking elsewhere for a club because they’ve brought other people in in that position," he said.
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"As hard as that is, and it will be for him because as far as I can remember he hasn’t been unprofessional at all at Chelsea.
"To have been told that on Friday, that would be pretty frustrating. Mark my words, this is not going to be the first case of player unrest at Chelsea.
"Enzo Maresca is going to have to deal with problems like this all season."
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Micah Richards, who was a pundit for Man City's 2-0 victory over Chelsea, added: "I agree it will be frustrating, but you can’t be putting statements out.
"It’s just created more chaos around the club. Chelsea are already having to deal with loads of off-field problems.
"Yes, he will be disappointed, but Raheem making it public has just made it harder for himself.
"And if he does play again for Chelsea and stay, he’s just made it harder for himself because he’s going to have to play amazing now."
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Sterling has been on Chelsea's books since the summer of 2022 following his transfer from Manchester City.
He has made 81 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring 19 goals.
It appears the 29-year-old has played his last game for the Blues as his future seems to lie away from Stamford Bridge.
Topics: Raheem Sterling, Football, Chelsea, Alan Shearer
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