Raheem Sterling is one of nine players that Chelsea are looking to move on before the summer transfer window closes, according to a report.
Sterling is coming off the back of a disappointing season on loan at Arsenal last season and still has two years remaining on his £325,000-a-week contract.
The Telegraph claim the player and the Blues would both prefer finding a ‘permanent solution to his future’ but another loan move is also a possibility.
And he is just one of a large group that the London club want to secure exits for in a end-of-window fire sale.
Chelsea are working on arranging sales or loans for Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi,, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell and potentially Tyrique George over the next two weeks.
There is also interest in Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino from clubs in Europe.
Raheem Sterling is one of nine players that Chelsea are looking to secure an exit for
The london club are looking to part ways with Christopher Nkunku (L) and Nicolas Jackson (R)
Chelsea believe they will have raised somewhere in the region of £300m in player sales once the window shuts, leaving their net spend close to zero.
Fulham are one of the clubs who have registered their interest in Sterling, who is thought to favour staying in London, where his family are happy.
West Ham and Crystal Palace are the other teams based in the capital that have been linked with a move for the winger.
The 30-year-old is still open to considering other Premier League clubs while foreign outfits are also keeping tabs on the situation.
Sterling is believed to have been informed by Maresca that he will not feature for the Club World Cup winners this term, and does not even have a profile or photo in the first-team section of the website.
The former Manchester City star joined the Blues in the summer of 2022 after inking a £47.5million deal but has struggled for form in recent seasons.
He joined the Gunners on deadline day last summer but managed just one goal in 28 appearances.
Enzo Maresca’s side have signed a number of big-name forwards including Jamie Gittens, Liam Delap, and Joao Pedro, pushing Sterling’s name further out of the frame. He is currently training away from the first team squad.
Ben Chilwell (left) and Axel Disasi (right) are also part of the group Chelsea want to move on
Todd Boehly believes they will have raised somewhere in the region of £300m in player sales
The Club World Cup champions will look to push through their moves for Xavi Simons and Alejandro Garnacho once Jackson and Nkunku’s futures have been resolved.
Bayern Munich have made a loan proposal for Nkunku but Chelsea are still holding out for a sale at this time.
Veiga’s move to Atletico Madrid collapsed but Villarreal have now entered the race.
Meanwhile, Chukwuemeka wants to rejoin Borussia Dortmund.