Sterling rules out Arsenal and reveals why he could never move to London

Patrick Power 6 years ago 2.4k
The strange reason for Sterling rejecting London move. AFP

Manchester City and England star Raheem Sterling has ruled out a return to London while explaining Spain is a more appealing destination.

Arsenal tried to sign the winger in the summer as part of a deal to take Alexis Sanchez to City, but Guardiola rebuffed the idea and Sterling has since been in scintillating form at the Etihad.

Contract talks are expected to start soon but, looking further ahead, Sterling revealed he would prefer to go oversees instead of returning to London, where he began his career at QPR.

"I'm happy at Man City at the moment," he said. "But nobody knows what the future brings so one day, definitely, it would be nice to play abroad. It would be a great experience."

"Spain's attractive. Anywhere the weather is nice really! Can't be in London. I can't be near my friends. They got to stay down there," he concluded.

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