Thomas Tuchel ‘pushing’ for Raheem Sterling deal as Lukaku departure nears

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is ‘pushing’ for Raheem Sterling to join the club from Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola’s side open to negotiations for the English winger.

The Cityzens have already lost Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal this summer, and 27-year-old Sterling is expected to follow his teammate out of the door, with just 12 months left on his current deal in Manchester.

Chelsea have already seen one bid rejected for the winger, but are expected to return to the negotiating table this week with an improved offer in hope that Manchester City will come down from their £55m valuation of the winger.

Chelsea, well informed on Man City open to sell Raheem Sterling and so ready to negotiate after opening bid turned down. New proposal coming soon, as expected. 🔵 #CFC

Personal terms already discussed with Sterling, Tuchel is pushing. https://t.co/NcuaJIC2Gz

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 27, 2022

And, with Thomas Tuchel now almost in sole charge of transfers at Stamford Bridge this summer, it seems as though Sterling is a deal that the Blues are going to heavily pursue this summer.

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With Romelu Lukaku leaving the club this summer on loan, Chelsea need to strengthen in attack and will likely be looking to bring in more than just Raheem Sterling to bolster their frontline.

The future of Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele remains unclear, but it seems as though Tuchel’s interest in his former player has cooled since the beginning of the transfer window.

Ousmane Dembélé’s agent Moussa Sissoko is in Barcelona. Key week to decide Ousmane’s future after many rumours. It will be discussed soon. 🚨🇫🇷 #FCB

Sissoko’s in Barcelona today as per @gerardromero, talks will enter into key stages soon.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 27, 2022

Meanwhile, the Blues remain in contention for Richarlison, who is also a target for London rivals Tottenham this summer.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester City	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester City	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester City	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Player	Team	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester City	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6