Raheem Sterling agrees terms with Chelsea as Erling Haaland ‘leaks’ Man City shirt number

06.07.2022 - 22:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, July 6.

Raheem Sterling is closing in on a move to Chelsea after agreeing personal terms with the London club.

Sterling, who has less than 12 months remaining on his deal at the Etihad, was convinced earlier this week by Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel that he should make the move to Stamford Bridge after receiving better assurances than City and Pep Guardiola could offer.

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Chelsea are set to agree a fee with the Premier League champions, which would now all but seal one of the most high-profile transfers of the summer.

Read the full story here.

City fans have been waiting patiently to find out which squad number Erling Haaland will have at the club — and the £51m signing appears to have let the cat out of the bag.

A video has surfaced online of Haaland holding up a City shirt — complete with his name and number — while posing for a photograph with a supporter on holiday in Marbella. The 21-year-old, of course, posed for plenty of photos while wearing the City kit, but his squad number was not revealed.

Take a look at the photo here.

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