da dobrowin： Raheem Sterling has explained why he has been “nowhere near my best” since completing a £47.5 million ($61m) transfer to Chelsea.

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Big-money move made in 2022Severed ties with Manchester CityYet to produce his best in LondonWHAT HAPPENED?

The England international forward made that move to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2022. He arrived in west London as a four-time Premier League title winner following seven productive years at Manchester City.

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Sterling hit 131 goals for City through 339 appearances, breaking the 20-goal barrier in three separate seasons, but found the target just nine times in 38 outings for Chelsea in 2022-23. The 28-year-old believes that he can rediscover a spark, but concedes that he needs to get back to doing the basics that served him so well in Manchester.

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Sterling has said of his spell at Chelsea: “It was a difficult transition period last year. I was raring to go from the off season, looking to get back to the levels I know I can get to, it is as simple as that. It’s about being aggressive. A lot of the time it’s back to goal so it was nice to get on the half turn. I’m a player that needs to be driving, action after action. If I’m not doing that I’m nowhere near my best, so that’s what I need to keep doing every time I get the ball. I have to turn, drive and be aggressive. That’s what I plan on doing.”

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Chelsea have taken just one point from two games in 2023-24, as new manager Mauricio Pochettino finds his feet, but more is expected from the Blues following another transfer window of elaborate spending by the club’s Todd Boehly-led board.