It Was Revealed That Raheem Sterling Had Refused A Big Transfer Offer From Saudi Arabia

Raheem Sterling rejected the Saudi Arabia Pro League offer (doc. REX).

JAKARTA - Raheem Sterling reportedly turned down a lucrative transfer offer from one of Saudi Arabia's Pro-League clubs at the start of last season.

According to The Telegraph, at that time Sterling was offered a salary three times greater than he received at Chelsea. As is known, he received a salary of 300 thousand per week with the West London club.

At that time the winger really moved to Saudi Arabia, he will be one of the three highest paid players in the Saudi Arabian Pro League.

He will be under Cristiano Ronaldo as the player with the highest income in the Saudi Arabian Pro League.

However, he instead chose to stay at Stamford Bridge for another season.

Meanwhile, the former England national team player joined the Blues from Manchester City in 2022 on a five-year contract.

He then scored nine goals in all competitions in his debut campaign.

However, these goals were not enough to prevent the club from finishing in 14th place, the lowest since 1994.

Sterling has scored five goals and six assists in the 2023/2024 Premier League. Only Cole Palmer has contributed more goals to Chelsea this season.

He hopes to increase the number of goals against his old club, Manchester City, Saturday, February 17, 2024, local time at the Etihad Stadium.

Victory for Mauricio Pochettino's side could see them soar from 10th to seventh in the 2023/2024 Premier League standings. They still have ambitions to compete in European tournaments.

Chelsea then have the chance to win their first trophy under Pochettino in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool next weekend.

Sterling won the tournament five times with City, including four consecutive wins between 2018 and 2021.