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Raheem Sterling<\/strong>\u00a0has penned an emotional letter to\u00a0Manchester City<\/strong>\u00a0ahead of his \u00a350million move to\u00a0Chelsea<\/strong>, admitting he is leaving the club \u2018as a man\u2019.<\/p>\n The forward has jetted out to\u00a0Los Angeles<\/strong>\u00a0to link up with his soon-to-be new team-mates ahead of the official confirmation, and has already undergone a medical.<\/p>\n Sterling, as\u00a0Sportsmail\u00a0<\/em>has reported, is understood to have negotiated a five-year contract worth significantly more than his existing \u00a3300,000-a-week.<\/p>\n \u201cSeven seasons. Eleven major trophies. A lifetime of memories,\u201d his statement read.<\/p>\n \u201cTo the coaching staff who have played a massive role in my development over the years, to my team-mates who have become more than just those I share a pitch with, to the backroom staff, to the office staff, to the fans who have tirelessly supported the team, and to everyone associated with Manchester City, my respect for you couldn\u2019t be greater.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a ride it\u2019s been.<\/p>\n \u201cI am thankful for the ups and downs, as it\u2019s the downs that have, at times, tested my strength and resolve, and enabled me to stand here in front of you as the best possible version of myself.<\/p>\n \u201cI arrived in Manchester a 20-year-old. Today, I leave as a man.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for your endless support. It\u2019s been an honour to wear the shirt of Manchester City.\u201d<\/p>\n Sterling has also shared a three-minute video showing his Etihad highlights reel.<\/p>\n Chelsea were clear in their desire for the 27-year-old to take on a key role in their attacking overhaul next season, and Sterling opted to move to Stamford Bridge following positive discussions with Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n The England international joined City from Liverpool for \u00a344m and enjoyed a hugely successful seven seasons with the club, and leaves just nine goals shy of reaching a century of Premier League strikes for the reigning champions.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Raheem Sterling\u00a0has penned an emotional letter to\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0ahead of his \u00a350million move to\u00a0Chelsea, admitting he is leaving the club \u2018as a man\u2019. The forward has jetted out to\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0to link up with his soon-to-be new team-mates ahead of the official confirmation, and has already undergone a medical. Sterling, as\u00a0Sportsmail\u00a0has reported, is understood to have negotiated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1149063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[15967,58,503,3827,9162],"class_list":["post-1149061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-50m","tag-chelsea","tag-move","tag-nears","tag-sterling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}