Craig Burley would be SHOCKED if Arsenal were interested Raheem Sterling 👀 | ESPN FC

go Cen as all you mentioned raheim Sterling what's the situation there because we're seeing him linked with Arsenal now yeah um I think I I don't see why Arsenal need a need another Winger um at this stage I mean maybe with Eddie and K gone you would think that uh a Reserve Center forward might be more of a priority but I think the thinking is look Sterling's GNA have to take a pay cut right wherever he goes nobody's going to give him that money um the man is from London um it would be a chance to go and join another big Club give them another option I can see why it might be interesting from Sterling's side but I I also think you know Arsenal can't see them making that kind of financial commitment when you know especially in a position that's that's not a priority and so again Sterling Chell oan all of these players are in this bizarre situation because let's face it market conditions have changed and it's not their fault it's not that they want to leave um it's not that they're creating this if they're creating situation for themselves they're somehow victims of of circumstances and yeah I think several of these guys are going to have to take pay cuts where do we getting this stuff there's no possible way Arsenal wantah Sterling I mean listen if if he go desperate to if you're desperate to offload a player maybe you start making a few more allowances as to where you might let them go next what do you mean like now we're seeing names that we I feel that we wouldn't usually see you don't usually see like Premier League Rivals I think if you offered I think if he was offering Chelsea were off I think if Raheem Stelling was putting his hands up and saying I'll come and play for you for 10 grand a week I don't think Arsenal would i' would be shocked if arsenal were even interested why would they be yeah exactly they've got they've got Mar and TR hard on that left hand side fighting too in there for every single starting position why would they come and throw Raheem Sterling in the mix it makes no sense whatsoever and then you had 325 Grand a week no he's going to be sitting in his backs side when this window closes I'm telling you guaranteed it's a resounding no from you as well Frank yeah no we are kind of talking nonsense you know we are talking about a player ryy Sterling who have been very poor for the past four years so as Craig mentioned even for 10 Grands a week nobody wants him that's what it is that we are talking about productivity we're not not talking about name the name of Ry Ming was good four years ago but now I'm sorry we have to be realistic I'm I'm a chairman I don't want him I don't want him because for the fast four years he was bad and I'm it's not only on him I have nothing against ring was when he was playing for Liverpool and Manchester City I thought he was a great player the two last years of City he went down signed for Chelsea went down again and now um well he thinks that he can keep that salary and be able to play for any any clubs no I'm sorry you will have to lower your expect your expectancies and and maybe try to find another club to um relaunch your career but you went so down that it's quite impossible and it's he him we're talking about him but how many players we could have talked about you know the past years who are trying to to tell us that they capable of going back oh we saw that oh we can talk about Jen Cel as well we can talk about some others it's always some players who still think that they still have the credit I'm sorry you don't what Arsenal are are building is a camaraderie uh sort of Siege mentality there's not many leaks come out of that Arsenal Camp a bit like Liverpool when they were flying a bit like City even the guys are not playing somehow seem happy enough maybe behind the scenes not quite but it's managed very well you think Arsenal need not only the the high earner whose whose career is in decline because of his age but somebody who when he was left out a squad his uh Representatives come out with some long-winded statement do you think a team that's trying to build camarad needs that problem might be a nice new challenge from Metta no no no that's just I don't know where we I don't know where I don't know where this has come from but to me it's utter nonsense I think with the rest of the guys I stand corrected if he turns up wearing a red shirt with the Gunners on it we'll all have to eat Humble Pie but I don't think we're going to have a problem in that up front gab you've been laughing along at the chat here with the guys no I I take your point I I don't think Sterling's been that bad that his numbers flashed up on the screen you know two years ago 17 goals uh was it eight assists uh for for a Winger and even last season I think he hit double figures these aren't terrible numbers for a Winger on on a team that's not particularly good the way Chelsea were last year um but I I think the main thing is he feels well hang on a minute I I did the preseason you didn't tell me apparently that that's his version of events you didn't tell me I was not part of your plan you didn't tell me uh I was on the market and then all of a sudden um first game of the season oh look I'm not in the squad it's not it's not like his his people release a statement because he wasn't in the squad it's because he was told he's not in the squad for technical reasons and then the next day as we later found out oh no you're not in the squad because you're you're not part of our plans we're going to sell you um so I I do have a bit of sympathy for him there now obviously he's got 39 million over the next three years reasons um you know to cheer himself up but it's not just about money I think when when when you hit you get older you get on the brink of of being 30 you know it is a tough spot to be in and it's tough for Chelsea too Chelsea can't give them away because then they take another loss on the ammortization Chelsea already in a in a terrible situation um financially uh they can't just eat the Sterling contract and give them away nor can they really give Chell away so they have to find some sort of solution here and I think it's going to it's going to entail pain for both sides both for Chelsea and for rahee Sterling [Music]