Raheem Sterling reportedly has no plans of terminating his loan deal with Arsenal amid the forward’s lack of action under Mikel Arteta.
Since going on loan from Chelsea to Arsenal last summer, Sterling has only made two Premier League appearances. With Arteta favoring players like Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli, and Ethan Nwaneri, Sterling has mostly been forced to make do with a bench spot.
The notion of Sterling rejoining Chelsea next month, however, “has been ruled out,” according to the Athletic as cited by The Mirror.
The 30-year-old is ‘totally focused on having an impact’ in the second half of the season, according to the source.
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Arteta has previously maintained that “tactical reasons” have not been the cause of Sterling’s lack of playing time and that he is still certain the winger can contribute significantly to Arsenal.
The Gunners boss responded, “There’s been moments,” when questioned about Sterling’s circumstances earlier this month.
“It’s been tough and very difficult for me as well to accept that I haven’t given him more. When he hasn’t started the games, 90 per cent of the subs that I make is related to saving minutes or because of injuries or avoiding injuries.
“It’s not tactical reasons. I would like him to play much more as I think he can impact the team in a very good way.
He had this very important role, impacting every game, and suddenly you are in this position for a while.
“Not just here but at Chelsea as well. So it’s always very difficult and I feel a lot of sympathy for players when they are in this moment. Hopefully we can change it.”
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