“I told him to come to Chelsea this summer and he has agreed to join Chelsea on only one condition-Raheem Sterling has confirmed that £50m striker is set to join Chelsea this summer
Reports say that Raheem Sterling talked to Hafiz Umar Ibrahim on video call and was a big part of getting the young scorer a trial at Chelsea.
A lot of top European teams are interested in the 18-year-old Nigerian star after scoring 10 goals in six games at the Viareggio Cup.
Ibrahim is a 6ft 2in target man who has been compared to Romelu Lukaku. He plays for Ojodu City in Nigeria and had a tryout at Bodo/Glimt in Norway before.
According to the Evening Standard, his worth has only gone up since then. He will now begin a two-week trial at Chelsea so Mauricio Pochettino can get a better look at him.
If Ibrahim does well on his trial and gets signed, he will likely go to France to play for Chelsea’s partner club Strasbourg to gain more experience.
Joe Shields, who is co-director of recruitment and talent at Chelsea, helped bring Ibrahim to west London. The Blues are now looking more and more to African schools for players.
At the same time, Sterling was told by Paul Merson that he has almost no chance of making the England team for Euro 2024 this summer.
He said, “Euro 2024 has gone to Raheem Sterling now.” “He’s not at the Euros,” I said. It’s tough to support him.
