Former Chelsea player says whether Raheem Sterling should consider retiring from football

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Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has become a huge talking point over the last couple of weeks.

Raheem Sterling recently had his Chelsea shirt number taken off him and given to new signing Pedro Neto.

On top of that, he has also lost his spot in the senior squad and has not been training under Enzo Maresca.

An exit now seems inevitable, but Sterling won’t be joining Crystal Palace before Friday’s transfer deadline.

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What has Vinnie Jones said about Raheem Sterling?

Sterling is still 29 and can still perform at this level, even if Chelsea supporters have not seen the best of him.

Last season, for example, he was able to score in both of the Blues’ Premier League clashes against his old side Manchester City.

Nevertheless, former Chelsea midfielder Vinnie Jones thinks Sterling should actually consider retiring from football.

Speaking to the Daily Mail about the England international, he said: “Sterling not being in the squad was a little eyebrow raiser. Everything comes to an end though and he’s done all right. He scored a few goals, and he might do a job for someone else, but he’s had a fantastic career and if I was him I might think about going into something else.

“He must be financially set up for life. So, go and enjoy life. He’s given the sport a lot in terms of England fans and at Liverpool and Man City.”

Mykhailo Mudryk should be sold instead of Sterling, according to Jamie O’Hara, but the former’s place at Stamford Bridge looks safe for now.

No reason for Raheem Sterling to retire yet

Again, Sterling is not even 30 yet and has shown that he can still pop up with a good performance in the Premier League.

That has not happened enough at Chelsea, hence why the Blues are so open to letting him go, but it could somewhere else.

In terms of potential destinations, then, Sterling would give consideration to joining Manchester United.

The fact that there is talk about him possibly signing for them shows that the Chelsea man is not finished. His career at Chelsea just looks finished.

Perhaps, then, he could go on to join United or another Premier League club in the coming days and undergo a revival.

As for Chelsea, they will be more than happy with what they have left after signing the likes of Neto and Joao Felix to add to an attack that already had Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke and Christopher Nkunku.