In this situation, former Premier League striker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, has suggested a possible solution for Chelsea. As much as Chelsea will want to offload Sterling permanently, former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor thinks the Blues will have to make do with sanctioning another loan deal for the winger.

Buoyed by winning the Club World Cup, Chelsea are maturing fast and have top talent like Cole Palmer and Moisés Caicedo. João Pedro, Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens and Jorrel Hato all look like good signings. They will be title contenders unless their summer exertions take a toll.

That saw Chelsea’s odds tumble from 20/1 to win their first title since in nine years to a current best price of 10/1 with StarSports, SpreadEx, Bresbet and Sporting Index while they’re as short as 7/2 with Sky Bet.