Chelsea have reportedly agreed a fee with Manchester City to sign Raheem Sterling this summer. But the Blues may have given themselves a problem, as they are willing to hand over the huge ace ace at a time when they are trying to tie Mason Mount and Reece James to new contracts.
On Saturday evening, news of Chelsea’s deal with their Premier League counterparts reached the headlines. And, according to The Athletic, the Stamford Bridge side will pay Sterling more than £ 300,000 a week and make it one of the top three Premier League winnings.
Despite the high salaries, it is said that Sterling’s decision to move to west London is based on football reasons as he wants to be the main man and play all the time. And it could help transform Chelsea’s attack as they go in search of silverware after their takeover by Todd Boehly.
But Chelsea’s decision to pay Sterling such a huge salary clearly indicates that Boehly is willing to amass massive sums of cash to have some of Europe’s best players at the club. And it is possible that it has now set a precedent for all future contract negotiations.
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It may be the case that Boehly needs to put his hand in his pocket to keep Mount and James at the club. If the American is happy to splash the money on Sterling, he can hardly argue that the funds are not there. And the two Chelsea Academy graduates could now lick their lips at the prospect of getting mega money contracts.
Mount and James have also become internationals established in England for the past two years and would not be short of suitors if they wanted to embark on new chapters of their careers. Boehly could have made a stick for his back when it comes to future deals. But even if he has to triple Mount and James ’salary, it could still be worth it if the couple continues to perform as well as they have.