Raheem Sterling has stepped up preparations to make his Arsenal debut, beginning training during this international break.
The Chelsea loanee has been out of the Blues’ project all summer, so he lacks match fitness.
As a result, he is behind his Arsenal teammates in fitness levels and is not yet ready to compete with the Gunners.
While most Arsenal players will represent their countries during this international break, and others will get some days off to rest, Sterling falls into neither group. According to a report by Standard Sport, the Gunners have assigned some coaches to work with him during the break.
The goal is to get him back to peak fitness so that he can be ready to feature in the game against Tottenham.
Arsenal is aiming for victory in that fixture and will be eager to have Sterling available for the game.
Sterling had a very successful spell at Manchester City, part of which he spent working with Mikel Arteta, so the Gunners’ manager knows him well.
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Sterling can become a huge player for us and a lot of that will depend on how prepared he is for the remaining games of the season.
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We should have signed Raheem a couple of years ago instead of Zinchenko. Baller!
For some reason Dougal, it feels like he’s finally coming home.
Strangely, that’s how I think I would have felt if Wilfred Zaha had signed for us as well.
Something tells me, we are going to a see return to form of the former Man City man, the legendary Frenchman once said class is permanent.
Yep. Could have been sterling left, saka right for club and country
When City first put him up for sale I said Stirling and Saka would be devastating on the wings I said similar about Havertz before Chelsea bought him but after seeing Stirling at Che I didn’t want him to be honest Hopefully my first thoughts will be proved right and I come around to the player similarly as what happened with Havertz I liked both players a lot before their moves to Chelsea
Chances are you would have felt the same way about Rice in the Blues disjointed outfit
Assuming he’s match fit by then, I hope he gets some playing time against Sp*rs so we can all begin to see what he can do in an Arsenal shirt.
There’s been lots of comment about Sterling, positive and negative, on JA since his last-minute, surprise, signing – all, of course, without evidence one way or the other. The proof is on the pitch as always so, hopefully, we’ll know more come 17 September.
This signing have the potential to be Arsenal best deadline day signing of all time.
If Sterling comes in win a couple of penalties score a couple of goals resulting in Arsenal wrestling away that big jug from the champions, he will be look upon in the same manner as Van Persie in the Man United outfit, that final peice in the jigsaw puzzle
I wouldn’t put him ahead of Ozil (2013), but considering he’s virtually free it was stupendous and very, very last minute.
Sterling’s been given shirt number 30, so 10 is still up for grabs.