Chelsea have agreed a £47.5m fee with Manchester City to sign forward Raheem Sterling.
The England international has agreed personal terms with Chelsea after heading a shortlist of Thomas Tuchel's attacking targets and could become the first major signing of the Todd Boehly reign.
Sterling had entered the final year of his contract with City, who are grateful for his service and will not obstruct his desire for greater minutes and status elsewhere.
Pep Guardiola has repeatedly stated "I don't like to keep players that are unhappy" and was open to allowing Sterling's exit this summer, even to a Premier League rival, on the condition that an acceptable bid in the region of £50m was tabled.
Tuchel was desperate to add a decisive edge in the final third to cure Chelsea's goalscoring issues and new Blues owner Boehly had been in touch with City to discuss figures and the structure of a deal.
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