{"id":46649,"date":"2025-04-24T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/46649\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:00:26","slug":"paul-merson-tips-leeds-united-to-sign-experienced-chelsea-star-this-summer-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/46649\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Merson tips Leeds United to sign &#8216;experienced&#8217; Chelsea star this summer | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Paul-Merson-8f76.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22885781\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPaul Merson says Leeds United should be \u2018looking at\u2019 Raheem Sterling this summer (Picture: Sky Sports)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/paul-merson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Merson<\/a> believes <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/leeds-united-fc\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/leeds-united-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds United<\/a> should sign <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/raheem-sterling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raheem Sterling<\/a> from <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> in the summer transfer window when his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> loan ends.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/20\/hes-stunk-place-out-arsenal-star-labelled-flop-season-22026225\/#:~:text=Arsenal%20summer%20signing%20Raheem%20Sterling,by%20new%20boss%20Enzo%20Maresca.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/20\/hes-stunk-place-out-arsenal-star-labelled-flop-season-22026225\/#:~:text=Arsenal%20summer%20signing%20Raheem%20Sterling,by%20new%20boss%20Enzo%20Maresca.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has failed to make much of an impact<\/a> on the pitch for the Gunners this season after heading to the Emirates in August in a temporary switch.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old, capped 82 times by <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/england-football-team\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/england-football-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a>, will soon head back to Stamford Bridge but there has been speculation over his future at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Merson feels Leeds, who <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/21\/leeds-burnley-promoted-premier-league-seven-teams-can-still-join-22947523\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/21\/leeds-burnley-promoted-premier-league-seven-teams-can-still-join-22947523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently secured promotion to the Premier League<\/a> for the 2025-26 season, should bring Sterling to Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Leeds should look at Raheem Sterling\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on Chelsea every day\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s Football Newsletter. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/football-newsletter\/?ito=football-article&amp;signup-source=football-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your team in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I was Leeds United, I\u2019d be looking at Raheem,\u2019 the football pundit and former Arsenal star told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/video\/30998\/13354702\/paul-merson-raheem-sterlings-times-up-at-arsenal-is-up-leeds-should-have-a-look-at-him\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/video\/30998\/13354702\/paul-merson-raheem-sterlings-times-up-at-arsenal-is-up-leeds-should-have-a-look-at-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a>. \u2018They\u2019re a young team. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018They like to play attacking football. He\u2019s very good in the dressing room and a good team player. He\u2019s got all the experience in the world, he\u2019s won Premier Leagues. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2166477903.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22965615\" alt=\"Chelsea v FC Internazionale - Pre-Season Friendly\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tRaheem Sterling\u2019s future at Chelsea is up in the air this summer (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For me, that wouldn\u2019t be a bad move for Leeds or for Sterling. He\u2019d be going to a massive, huge club and the expectations are not as high. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018If they finish 17th in the Premier League next year they\u2019ve pulled up trees. That would be one that would tick the box for me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sterling is under contract at Chelsea until 2027 and has provided 19 goals and 15 assists across 81 games for the west London club to date.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2198042197.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22551400\" alt=\"Newcastle United v Arsenal - Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tRaheem Sterling has failed to make much of an impact at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>At Arsenal this season, Sterling has made 26 appearances, scoring once and registering five assists.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling joined Chelsea from Manchester City in 2022, with the Blues paying \u00a347.5m for his services.<\/p>\n<p>The winger enjoyed a trophy-laden spell at the Etihad, winning four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and the Carabao Cup five times.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2210849884.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22965690\" alt=\"Leeds United FC v Stoke City FC - Sky Bet Championship\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tLeeds United recently secured promotion to the Premier League (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Sterling was a key figure for England under former boss Gareth Southgate, with the Three Lions finishing as runners-up at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Sterling was named FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling also spent three years at Liverpool prior to joining City and was named their Young Player of the Season in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds United could sack head coach Daniel Farke despite promotion<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14639055\/Leeds-United-Daniel-Farke-Premier-League-promotion.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14639055\/Leeds-United-Daniel-Farke-Premier-League-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> report that Leeds could sack their head coach Daniel Farke this summer despite their promotion from the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Leeds hierarchy are thought to be concerned over Farke\u2019s Premier League record managing former club Norwich City in the top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Kjetil Knutsen is the current favourite to replace Farke, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olbg.com\/news\/next-leeds-united-manager-odds-knutsen-favourite-farke-faces-uncertain-future\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.olbg.com\/news\/next-leeds-united-manager-odds-knutsen-favourite-farke-faces-uncertain-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLBG<\/a>, with Edin Terzic and ex-Everton boss Sean Dyche also linked to the role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/24\/man-utd-eyeing-summer-transfer-move-man-city-midfielder-22964899\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man Utd eyeing summer transfer move for Man City midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/24\/chelsea-vs-everton-latest-team-news-predicted-lineup-injuries-22963936\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea vs Everton: Latest team news, predicted lineup and injuries<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/24\/real-reason-arsenal-didnt-sign-ollie-watkins-january-transfer-window-22964207\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The real reason Arsenal didn\u2019t sign Ollie Watkins in January transfer window<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Merson says Leeds United should be \u2018looking at\u2019 Raheem Sterling this summer (Picture: Sky Sports) Paul Merson&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,6274,6275,393,94,4884,1860,24464,9683,101,93,6278,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-46649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-chelsea-fc","10":"tag-chelsea-transfer-news","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-leeds","15":"tag-leeds-united-fc","16":"tag-paul-merson","17":"tag-premier-league","18":"tag-sport","19":"tag-transfer-news-and-rumours","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114393070122119970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}