Raheem Sterling Records At Manchester City and Why He Is Leaving The Club
After accepting personal terms with Chelsea, Raheem Sterling will become the second player this summer to leave Manchester City for one of the 'big six' rivals.
City will look different up front this season after selling Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal and adding Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.
Raheem Sterling records at Manchester City
City have won 29 major trophies in their history, including four of their eight league crowns, five of their eight League Cups, and one FA Cup during Sterling's tenure.
He leaves with 131 goals and 74 assists in 339 games over seven seasons after joining from Liverpool.
He has also been a significant part of Pep Guardiola's coaching career, having played the most games (292) for the Catalan.
Only Lionel Messi (211 goals) and Sergio Aguero (124) have more for Guardiola than Sterling's 120. He is also third in assists with 66, trailing only Kevin de Bruyne (105) and Lionel Messi (80).
He has been an incredibly important player in all these seasons, with all the goals and assists, and when he has confidence he's a really, really important player," said Guardiola last season.
But despite that, Sterling has never really established himself as a legend in City fans' eyes.
"Sterling has never been a crowd favourite, which is difficult to explain as he has now won more Premier League titles than any non-Manchester United player apart from John Terry and Fernandinho," said BBC Sport's Simon Stone.
"His form has been patchy. Sometimes he looks really effective, on other occasions he can be quite wasteful and he still misses chances in front of goal. Yet he remains a danger with the ball at his feet and his best days could still be ahead of him.
"He could be one of those players whose time at City is appreciated more in retrospect than it has been at the time."
5 -According to Opta Stats, Raheem Sterling is the second player with the most combined goals and assists under Pep Guardiola for top-flight teams:
291 - Lionel Messi (211+80)
186 - Raheem Sterling (120+66)
175 - Kevin De Bruyne (70+105)
151 - Sergio Agüero (124+27)
136 - Gabriel Jesus (95+41)
Reasons Why Raheem Sterling left Manchester City
Sterling only started 23 Premier League games last season - and that was without Haaland at the club.
"City didn't actively want him to leave and would have been happy for him to stay," added Stone. "But he also wanted to be an integral part of a team competing at the highest level. Pep would never guarantee that.
"Ideally, they would have sold to a non-Premier League club. However, if Chelsea were willing to pay more than anyone else for a player who could have left for nothing in 12 months' time, financially, it makes sense."
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