Raheem Sterling is officially a Chelsea player after finalising his transfer from Premier League champions Manchester City. It's a transfer few would have predicted at the end of last season but, two months and potentially as much as £50 million later, he has returned to his hometown of London with a move to Stamford Bridge.

Sterling, 27, signed for City from Liverpool in July 2015 in a deal worth £49m that made him the most expensive Englishman of all time at the tender age of 20. He spent seven seasons at the Etihad, winning the Premier League title on four occasions as well as claiming seven other trophies and a runners-up medal in the 2020-21 Champions League.

The sprightly forward was in many ways emblematic of manager Pep Guardiola's time in charge of City. No player has been directly involved in more goals for the club in the Guardiola era, with Sterling scoring (120) and assisting (66) a total of 186 in all competitions since the Spanish coach arrived before the 2016-17 season. Of those 120 goals for Guardiola, 113 were scored from inside the penalty area, and 46 of those were finished from inside the 6-yard box.

Let them offload that captain America ( pulisic). If not Chelsea will be nursing an headache come the new season.