Chelsea have been linked with signing England international
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has commented on the speculation linking Raheem Sterling with a shock move to Stamford Bridge, but he has confirmed that Liverpool are in control of the situation.
The England international still has two years left on his current deal at Anfield, but has rejected extensions on two separate occasions, including a £100k-a-week offer made around Christmas time.
In a recent interview, Sterling admitted that he won’t sign anything until the end of the season and even then he may not commit as he wants to be at a club that competes for trophies yearly.
When asked about the winger, Mourinho stated that he will have no control in trying to sign the star as the ball is in Liverpool’s court.
“I lost my best player in Inter too. Ibrahimovic. It worked out well but the situation was simple: the player wants to go, wants to go, wants to go. We didn’t want. But Mr [Massimo] Moratti [then Inter president] analysed it with me and the board, the amount of money we wanted for him and that we needed a top striker to replace him and we found a solution with Barcelona of changing Ibra for [Samuel] Eto’o plus a certain amount of money.
“Every deal is possible. But the club that sells is in control, not the club that buys. Not the agent, not the cousin. My opinion is every player has a price.”
Arsenal have also been linked with the 20-year-old and Wenger refused to rule out a Summer bid.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
