Raheem Sterling reportedly snubbed an approach that would have placed him alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League’s top-three earners.

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• Moved to Stamford Bridge in 2022
• Blues have struggled for consistency
• Offer from Middle East knocked back

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The England international received an offer from the Middle East during the summer of 2023, according to . Sterling could have been forgiven for giving serious thought to that proposal as his big-money move to Chelsea has not worked out as planned.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Sterling, who is said to be earning £300,000 ($378,000)-a-week in west London, has been jeered by his own supporters at times as Chelsea struggle for consistency. The 29-year-old was supposed to help take the Blues to the next level after severing ties with Manchester City as a four-time Premier League title winner.

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  Injuries and a loss of form have held Sterling back, with only 16 goals recorded through 68 appearances in all competitions, but he has no intention of walking away. He is working under a fifth coach in the English capital, with high managerial turnover doing his personal cause few favours.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR STERLING?

  Sterling had the opportunity to take on a new challenge, while lining his pockets in the process, but knocked back advances from Saudi Arabia. Those terms would have seen him move into a salary bracket alongside Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo, but he opted against treading a similar career path to former Blues team-mates Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante.

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