Pep Guardiola rejects Raheem Sterling claims about Chelsea move

Pep Guardiola rejected a proposition from Raheem Sterling that helium had to articulation Chelsea due to the fact that of a deficiency of crippled clip astatine Manchester City.

Sterling moved to Stamford Bridge successful the summer and volition instrumentality to the Etihad Stadium with his caller nine successful the 3rd circular of the Carabao Cup connected Wednesday.

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The England winger has suggested helium had to determination due to the fact that his opportunities astatine City were "getting limited," but Guardiola insists that wasn't the case.

"We worked six years present unneurotic each day, working, playing a batch of games, the astir important games," Guardiola told a quality league connected Tuesday. "He played astir apt the astir important crippled we played successful the last of the Champions League, helium was there. If he's blessed we're happy."

Sterling spent 7 years astatine City aft arriving from Liverpool successful 2015. He won 4 Premier League titles and different six home trophies and Guardiola is hopeful the 27-year-old volition get a affirmative reception erstwhile helium makes his instrumentality to the Etihad.

"I anticipation so, decidedly anticipation so," Guardiola added. "Always I similar clubs erstwhile they invited guys who person been present galore years and been a cardinal figure, an important relation successful our squad successful each these years.

"Maybe hide what happened successful the past month, but that's not the world of the past six oregon 7 years helium was here. He deserves it and I anticipation the aforesaid volition hap with Gabby [Gabriel Jesus]. We privation to bushed them, of course. In England the radical admit that.

"Thank you truthful much, I privation him each the champion and anticipation he's happy."