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Revealed: Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling snubbed chance to join Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as top-three earner in Saudi Pro League

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The England international received an offer from the Middle East during the summer of 2023, according to <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/16/raheem-sterling-todd-boehly-chelsea-fans-jeers-respond/ " target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>. Sterling could have been forgiven for giving serious thought to that proposal as his <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/raheem-sterling-explains-why-nowhere-near-best-transfer-chelsea/bltd9a24a04304d8642" target="_blank">big-money move to Chelsea has not worked out as planned</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Sterling, who is said to be earning £300,000 ($378,000)-a-week in west London, has been jeered by his own supporters at times as Chelsea struggle for consistency. The 29-year-old was supposed to help take the Blues to the next level after severing ties with Manchester City as a four-time Premier League title winner.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Injuries and a loss of form have held Sterling back, with only 16 goals recorded through 68 appearances in all competitions, but he has no intention of walking away. He is working under a fifth coach in the English capital, with high managerial turnover doing his personal cause few favours.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sterling had the opportunity to take on a new challenge, while lining his pockets in the process, but knocked back advances from Saudi Arabia. Those terms would have seen him <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/cristiano-ronaldo-al-nassr-contract-how-much-will-ex-man-utd-star-earn-messi/bltc57d96f7a78774dd" target="_blank">move into a salary bracket alongside Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo</a>, but he opted against treading a similar career path to former Blues team-mates Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante.

WHAT NEXT FOR STERLING?

Revealed: Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling snubbed chance to join Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as top-three earner in Saudi Pro League | Goal.com US

Raheem Sterling reportedly snubbed an approach that would have placed him alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League’s top-three earners.

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